Coil

What “Coil” means

Noun

1. Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.
2. Any intrauterine device for contraception (originally coil-shaped).
3. A coil of electrically conductive wire through which electricity can flow.
4. A cylinder of clay.
5. Entanglement; perplexity.

Verb

1. To wind or reel e.g. a wire or rope into regular rings, often around a centerpiece.
2. To wind into loops (roughly) around a common center.
3. To wind cylindrically or spirally.
4. To build a pot (etc) with clay coils.
5. To encircle and hold with, or as if with, coils.

Noun

1. A noise, tumult, bustle, or turmoil.

Noun

1. A wad of cash.

Where the word comes from

From Middle English coilen, from Old French coillir, cuillir (“to gather, pluck, pick, cull”) (modern French cueillir), from Latin colligō (“to gather together”), past participle collectus, from com- (“together”) + legō (“to gather”); compare legend. Doublet of cull.

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Industries where “Coil” fits

We suggest this word for 1 business types and industries, including:

• Capacitor, Resistor, Coil, Transformer, and Other Inductor Manufacturing