- Look up
coil in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
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,...
- 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...
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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...
- An
ignition coil is used in the
ignition system of a spark-ignition
engine to
transform the
battery voltage to the much
higher voltages required to operate...
- 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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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...
- A
coil spring is a
mechanical device that
typically is used to
store energy and
subsequently release it, to
absorb shock, or to
maintain a
force between...
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circuit to
another circuit, or
multiple circuits. A
varying current in any
coil of the
transformer produces a
varying magnetic flux in the transformer's...
