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Meanings of coil in English

Portuguese
espiral
Catalan
espiral
Spanish
roleo
Wikidata

A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops.

espiral
Catalan
forma espiral

A round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

forma espiral
Catalan
enrotllar
Spanish
enrollar

Make without a potter's wheel.

enrotllar
Catalan
cargolar

Wind around something in coils or loops.

cargolar
Usage of coil in English
1
Sound waves are similar to the waves formed in the stretched coil.
General Science
2
After the coil is completed in one slot allow about 2 in.
The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
3
Phantom data were collected by means of different positioning of the coil.
Pubmed
4
Instead, you want to loop the power cable with its natural coil.
Wired
5
The repeating coil is indicated symbolically in the two diagrams of Fig.
Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 1 / A General Refer...
6
There is one more estimate: the number of loops in the coil.
Wired
7
Still another type of repeating coil is illustrated in diagram in Fig.
Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 1 / A General Refer...
8
There was a faint hum from the coil; then it was gone.
The Black Star Passes
9
Another arm was severed; the huge dismembered coil slackened and fell away.
The Wings of the Morning
10
Slowly he closed the rheostat and put the power into the coil.
The Black Star Passes
11
Some improvement was achieved with the development of a dedicated surface coil.
Pubmed
12
The usual diagrammatic symbol for an impedance coil is shown in Fig.
Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 1 / A General Refer...
13
Two end pieces for the coil are made as shown in Fig.
The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
14
The Company also has a plate and coil mill facility in India.
Reuters
15
We did it the time the big machine burnt out a coil.
The Man Who Rocked the Earth
16
If you place the magnet inside a coil of wire, nothing happens.
Wired
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