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Coil
Coil Coil, v. i.
To wind itself cylindrically or spirally; to form a coil; to
wind; -- often with about or around.
You can see his flery serpents . . . Coiting, playing
in the water. --Longfellow.
Coil
Coil Coil, n. [Of Celtic origin; cf. Gael. goil fume, rage.]
A noise, tumult, bustle, or confusion. [Obs.] --Shak.
CoilCoil Coil (koil), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coiled (koild); p. pr.
& vb. n. Coiling.] [OF. coillir, F. cueillir, to collect,
gather together, L. coligere; col- + legere to gather. See
Legend, and cf. Cull, v. t., Collect.]
1. To wind cylindrically or spirally; as, to coil a rope when
not in use; the snake coiled itself before springing.
2. To encircle and hold with, or as with, coils. [Obs. or R.]
--T. Edwards.
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Coil or
COIL may
refer to: Helix, a
space curve that
winds around a line Spiral, a
curve that
winds around...
- A
coiled coil is a
structural motif in
proteins in
which 2–7 alpha-helices are
coiled together like the
strands of a rope. (Dimers and
trimers are the...
- A
Tesla coil is an
electrical resonant transformer circuit designed by
inventor Nikola Tesla in 1891. It is used to
produce high-voltage, low-current,...
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Lacuna Coil is an
Italian gothic metal band from Milan.
Since their formation in 1994, the
group has had two name changes,
being previously known as Sleep...
- A
Helmholtz coil is a
device for
producing a
region of
nearly uniform magnetic field,
named after the
German physicist Hermann von Helmholtz. It consists...
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Coil were an
English experimental music group formed in 1982 in
London and
dissolved in 2005.
Initially envisioned as a solo
project by
musician John Balance...
- A
coil tap is a
wiring feature found on some
electrical transformers,
inductors and
coil pickups, all of
which are sets of wire
coils. The
coil tap(s)...
- An
electromagnetic coil is an
electrical conductor such as a wire in the
shape of a
coil (spiral or helix).
Electromagnetic coils are used in electrical...
- A
coil spring is a
mechanical device that is
typically used to
store energy and
subsequently release it, to
absorb shock, or to
maintain a
force between...
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storage coils must be well made. — The
Ashley Book of
Knots The mountaineer's
coil (also
alpine coil, climber's
coil, lap
coil, or
standing coil) is a traditional...
