coil

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.
2. Any intrauterine device (abbreviation: IUD)—the first IUDs were coil-shaped.
3. A coil of electrically conductive wire through which electricity can flow.
4. A cylinder of clay.
5. (figuratively) Entanglement; perplexity.

Verb

1. To wind or reel e.g. a wire or rope into regular rings, often around a centerpiece.
2. To wind into loops (roughly) around a common center.
3. To wind cylindrically or spirally.
4. To build a pot (etc) with clay coils.
5. (obsolete, rare) To encircle and hold with, or as if with, coils.

Conceptes

bobina

enrotllar

espiral

rodet

rotlle

📜

solenoide

cargolar

enroscar

cargolar-se

enrotllar-se

DIU

dispositiu intrauterí

forma espiral

Sinònims

wind

roll

spiral

twist

curl

reel

loop

➿

helix

wind up

whorl

turn

twine

twirl

entwine

spin

coil up

bend

bundle

spool

ring

💍

ringlet

roll up

wriggle

volute

bobbin

skein

bind

scroll

📜

curlicue

bunch

convolution

fold

handbuild

meander

winding

hand-build

circle

⭕

kink

turmoil

hank

sheaf

curve

curl up

bustle

spire

convolute

ballast

spring

round

revolve

Traduccions

Spule

enrollar

bobina

enrouler

bobine

bobina

spirale

espiral

s’enrouler

Spirale

spoel

bobina

hélice

spirale

klos

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/kɔɪl/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: coilen

Cognat amb francès: cueillir

In summary

From Middle English coilen, from Old French coillir, cuillir (“to gather, pluck, pick, cull”) (modern French cueillir), from Latin colligō (“to gather together”), past participle collectus, from com- (“together”) + legō (“to gather”); compare legend. Doublet of cull.

Frases

The primary coil has fifty turns .