coil

coil
I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1567 1. turmoil 2. trouble; also everyday cares and worries <
when we have shuffled off this mortal coil — Shakespeare
> II. verb Etymology: French coillir, cuillir to gather — more at cull Date: 1611 transitive verb 1. to wind into rings or spirals <
coil a rope
> 2. to roll or twist into a shape resembling a coil <
coiled herself up on the couch
> intransitive verb 1. to move in a circular or spiral course 2. to form or lie in a coil • coilability noun III. noun Date: 1661 1. a. (1) a series of loops (2) spiral b. a single loop of such a coil 2. a. a number of turns of wire wound around a core (as of iron) to create a magnetic field for an electromagnet or an induction coil b. induction coil 3. a series of connected pipes in rows, layers, or windings 4. a roll of postage stamps; also a stamp from such a roll

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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