coil
🇺🇸
/kɔɪl/
🇬🇧
/kɔɪl/
verb
R
to wind something into circles
She carefully coiled the rope to store it neatly.
noun
R
a series of circles made by winding rope, wire, etc.
He made a neat coil of the garden hose.
R
one circle in a wound series
Each coil of the spring was tightly wound.
R
a wire wound in circles to carry electricity
The electric coil heats up when power flows through it.
R
a small device placed in the uterus to prevent pregnancy
The doctor explained how the coil works to prevent pregnancy.
translation
to wind something into circles
a series of circles made by winding rope, wire, etc.; one circle in a wound series; a wire wound in circles to carry electricity; a small device placed in the uterus to prevent pregnancy
Word Forms
3rd Present
coils
Past
coiled
Perfect
coiled
Progressive
coiling
Plural
coils