coil
1 (koil)
[Probably from obsolete French coillir, to gather up, from Latin colligere; see collect1.]
noun
- A series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding: a coil of rope; long coils of hair.
- An individual spiral or ring within such a series.
- A spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes, as in a radiator.
- Electricity
- A wound spiral of two or more turns of insulated wire, used to introduce inductance into a circuit.
- Any of various devices of which such a spiral is the major component.
- A roll of postage stamps prepared for use in a vending machine.
verb: coiled, coil·ing, coils.
transitive verb
- To wind in concentric rings or spirals.
- To wind into a shape resembling a coil.
intransitive verb
- To form concentric rings or spirals.
- To move in a spiral course: black smoke coiling up into the sky.
derivatives
- coiĺer
- noun
coil
2 (koil)
[Origin unknown.]
noun
- A disturbance; a fuss.
