coil
Serpent's resting shape
A coil is something wound in a spiral or series of loops—a coil of rope, a coil of wire, the coils of a snake.
To coil is to wind into such a shape: The snake coiled around the branch.
Coils appear in electrical and mechanical devices: the coils of a motor, a heating coil.
An IUD is sometimes called a coil.
Mortal coil, from Hamlet, refers to the troubles of earthly life—a different word meaning turmoil.
Curve winding around center
- helixSpiraling three-dimensional curve
- whorlSpiral arrangement of ridges
- loopCurve closing on itself
- curlSpiral or loop form
twist · corkscrew · volute · gyre · scroll · swirl · ringlet · convolution
Coil storing magnetic energy
- solenoidCurrent-carrying wire helix
- windingCurving repeatedly, sinuous
- transformerVoltage-altering electrical device
- electromagnetWire-wound magnetic device
electromagnetic · circuit · magnetic · wire · copper · current · voltage · inductance
Stretched or strained state
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- helicalShaped like a coil
- elasticAble to stretch, rebounds
- bounceSpring back after impact
metal · steel · suspension · shock · slinky · wound · torsion · mechanical
Implanted birth control device
- intrauterineWithin the uterus
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
- hormonalRelating to body's chemical messengers
- insertionPlacing something within
spiral
Curve winding around center
curl · twist · corkscrew · volute · gyre · scroll · swirl · ringlet · convolution · curlicue
inductor
Coil storing magnetic energy
- solenoidCurrent-carrying wire helix
- windingCurving repeatedly, sinuous
- transformerVoltage-altering electrical device
electromagnet · electromagnetic · circuit · magnetic · wire · copper · current · voltage · inductance · field
tension
Stretched or strained state
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- helicalShaped like a coil
- elasticAble to stretch, rebounds
bounce · metal · steel · suspension · shock · slinky · wound · torsion · mechanical · load
IUD
Implanted birth control device
- intrauterineWithin the uterus
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
- hormonalRelating to body's chemical messengers
rope
Thick twisted fibers
line · nautical · dock · lasso · garden · wrapped · wound · looped · bundled · stored
serpent
Cunning, limbless reptile
boa · anaconda · constrictor · rattlesnake · mamba · adder · slither · scales · fangs · strike
- coin collectionAccumulated currency specimens
- coil upForm into loops
- mortal coilTurmoil of human existence
- ignition coilVoltage transformer for engines
- Tesla coilHigh-frequency voltage amplifier
- mosquito coilSpiral incense repelling insects
recoil, coiled, coils, uncoil, coiling, recoiling, recoils, recoiled, uncoiled