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KOYL/kɔɪl/

A coil is a length of wire or rope wound in loops; as a verb, to wind into loops: a coil of wire; coil around. Spring is a close object; loop is one turn. Count turns on the coil in the physics practical. Mix-up: coin (already in the dictionary); coal. Do not write coil for a straight rod.

Meaning

A length of wire or rope wound in loops; as a verb, to wind into loops.

Examples

• “Count turns on the coil in the physics practical, not a garden hose.”
• “The rope coiled on the deck, which is the verb sense.”

Good to know

a coil of; coil around / up; electromagnetic coil. Close: loop / spring. Trap: coin / coal. Physics, design, and geography. Wire or rope in loops, or to wind that way.

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