coil
n. countablen. a length of something like wire or rope that is wound into a series of loops or circles. You often see this shape in springs or electrical parts.
n. a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by winding a flexible material. Often used in electrical contexts to describe a conductor wound around a core to create an inductor or electromagnet.
The snake lay in a tight coil on the warm rock.
The technician replaced the ignition coil to fix the engine's recurring starting problem.
A thick coil of copper wire sat on the workbench, ready to be wound into the transformer for the new power supply unit.
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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Often used with 'of' to describe the material being wound, such as 'a coil of rope' or 'a coil of wire'.