coil
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(verb) wind around something in coils or loops |
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Synonyms: curl, loop |
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Related Words: roll, wind, wrap |
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Antonyms: uncoil |
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(noun) something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope" |
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Synonyms: helix, spiral, volute, whorl |
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Related Words: construction, hank, structure |
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(noun) a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit |
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Related Words: armature, astatic coils, choke, choke coil, choking coil, field coil, field winding, head, induction coil, primary, primary coil, primary winding, reactor, read/write head, secondary, secondary coil, secondary winding, solenoid, tickler coil |
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(noun) tubing that is wound in a spiral |
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Related Words: condenser, tube, tubing |
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(noun) a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb |
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Related Words: birth control device, contraceptive, contraceptive device, preventative, preventive, prophylactic device |
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(noun) a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine |
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Related Words: transformer |
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(noun) a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles |
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Synonyms: curl, curlicue, gyre, ringlet, roll, scroll, whorl |
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Related Words: round shape, verticil |
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(verb) make without a wheel; of pottery |
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Synonyms: handbuild |
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Related Words: forge, form, mold, mould, shape |
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(verb) 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" |
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Synonyms: gyrate, spiral |
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Related Words: turn |
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