coil spring


noun
  1. any spring of wire coiled helically, having a cylindrical or conical outline.

Origin of coil spring

1
First recorded in 1875–80

Words Nearby coil spring

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How to use coil spring in a sentence

  • A coil-spring makes the index fly back to the starting-point, when the power is relaxed at each indication of a character or word.

British Dictionary definitions for coil spring

coil spring

noun
  1. a helical spring formed from wire

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