Definizione monolingua

coil

coil (third-person singular simple present coils, present participle coiling, simple past and past participle coiled)

1. To wind or reel e.g. a wire or rope into regular rings, often around a centerpiece.

   A simple transformer can be made by coiling two pieces of insulated copper wire around an iron heart.

2. To wind into loops (roughly) around a common center.

   The sailor coiled the free end of the hawser on the pier.

coil (plural coils)

1. Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.
2. Common name for any intra-uterine contraceptive device (Abbreviation: IUD)—the first IUDs were coil-shaped.
3. (electrical) A coil of electrically conductive wire through which electricity can flow.

Definizione dizionario coil

	bobina
	electrical

arrotolare

attorcigliare

avvolgere

rocchetto

rotolo

serpentina

spira

spirale

Altri significati:

To wind into loops (roughly) around a common center.

intra-uterine contraceptive device

To wind or reel e.g. a wire or rope into regular rings, often around a centerpiece.

wind into loops

noise

Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.

(now obsolete except in phrases) A noise, tumult, bustle, or turmoil.

something wound

wind into regular rings

(electrical) A coil of electrically conductive wire through which electricity can flow.

Common name for any intra-uterine contraceptive device (Abbreviation: IUD)—the first IUDs were coil-shaped.