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coiler

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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.

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

  2. 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.

  3. 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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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