coil
n 1: something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of
rope" [syn: {spiral}, {volute}, {whorl}, {helix}]
2: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles [syn:
{whorl}, {roll}, {curl}, {curlicue}, {ringlet}, {gyre}, {scroll}]
3: a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a
gasoline engine
4: a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb
5: tubing that is wound in a spiral
6: a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a
circuit
v 1: to wind or move in a spiral course:" the muscles and nerves
of his fine drawn body were coiling for action,", "black
smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people
gyrated on the dance floor" [syn: {gyrate}, {spiral}]
2: make without a wheel; of pottery [syn: {handbuild}]
3: wind around something in coils or loops [syn: {loop}, {curl}]
[ant: {uncoil}]