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coil

1  [koil]
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–verb (used with object)
1. to wind into continuous, regularly spaced rings one above the other: to coil a wire around a pencil.
2. to wind on a flat surface into rings one around the other: He coiled the rope on the deck.
3. to gather (rope, wire, etc.) into loops: She coiled the garden hose and hung it on the hook.
–verb (used without object)
4. to form rings, spirals, etc.; gather or retract in a circular way: The snake coiled, ready to strike.
5. to move in or follow a winding course: The river coiled through the valley.
–noun
6. a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
7. a single such ring.
8. an arrangement of pipes, coiled or in a series, as in a radiator.
9. a continuous pipe having inlet and outlet, or flow and return ends.
10. Medicine/Medical. an intrauterine device.
11. Electricity.
a. a conductor, as a copper wire, wound up in a spiral or other form.
b. a device composed essentially of such a conductor.
c. ignition coil.
12. Philately.
a. a stamp issued in a roll, usually of 500 stamps, and usually perforated vertically or horizontally only.
b. a roll of such stamps.
Origin:
1605–15; perh. var. of cull

Related forms:
coil⋅a⋅ble, adjective
coil⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
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coil

2  [koil]
–noun
1. a noisy disturbance; commotion; tumult.
2. trouble; bustle; ado.
Origin:
1560–70; orig. uncert.

ignition coil

 
–noun
(in an automotive ignition system) a transformer consisting of two wire windings or coils in which low-voltage direct current is fed through the primary winding to generate high-voltage spark pulses in the secondary winding.
Also called coil.

Origin:
1895–1900
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coil 1   (koil)   
n.  

    1. A series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding: a coil of rope; long coils of hair.

    2. An individual spiral or ring within such a series.

    3. A wound spiral of two or more turns of insulated wire, used to introduce inductance into a circuit.

    4. Any of various devices of which such a spiral is the major component.

  2. A spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes, as in a radiator.

  3. Electricity

    1. A wound spiral of two or more turns of insulated wire, used to introduce inductance into a circuit.

    2. Any of various devices of which such a spiral is the major component.

  4. A roll of postage stamps prepared for use in a vending machine.

v.   coiled, coil·ing, coils

v.   tr.

  1. To wind in concentric rings or spirals.

  2. To wind into a shape resembling a coil.

v.   intr.

  1. To form concentric rings or spirals.

  2. To move in a spiral course: black smoke coiling up into the sky.


[Probably from obsolete French coillir, to gather up, from Latin colligere; see collect1.]
coil'er n.
coil 2   (koil)   
n.  A disturbance; a fuss.

[Origin unknown.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

coil 
1611, from M.Fr. coillir "to gather, pick," from L. colligere "to gather together" (see collect). Meaning specialized perhaps in nautical usage.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

coil

See triangle.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
COIL
chemical oxygen-iodine laser
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Encyclopedia

coil

in an electric circuit, one or more turns, usually roughly circular or cylindrical, of current-carrying wire designed to produce a magnetic field or to provide electrical resistance or inductance; in the latter case, a coil is also called a choke coil (see also inductance). A soft iron core placed within a coil produces an electromagnet. A cylindrical coil that moves a plunger within it by variations in the current through the coil is known as a solenoid (q.v.).

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