coils
Rings of wire
Coils are loops or spirals formed by winding something flexible—rope, wire, a snake's body.
A coil of rope sits wound in circles; a snake coils around its prey.
Electrical coils are wound wire used in motors, transformers, and inductors.
The word works as both noun and verb: She coiled the hose after watering.
Metaphorically, something coils when it tightens with tension: Fear coiled in her stomach.
Tubular hair curls
- spiralsCurves circling a center
- locksSecurity fastening devices
- twistsRotational bends or turns
- whorlsSpiral arrangements around center
kinks · tendrils · corkscrews · waves · tresses · braids · serpentine · looped
Coil storing magnetic energy
- solenoidCurrent-carrying wire helix
- transformerVoltage-altering electrical device
- windingCurving repeatedly, sinuous
- electromagnetWire-wound magnetic device
Faraday · induction · magnetic field · flux · choke · core · turns · copper wire
Sinuously graceful or form-fitting
- bounceSpring back after impact
- tensionStretched or strained state
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- spiralCurve winding around center
suspension · shock absorber · rebound · elasticity · torsion · extension · contraction · wound
Cunning, limbless reptile
- pythonNonvenomous squeezing snake
- constrictorSnake killing by compression
- cobraHooded venomous serpent
- anacondaMassive constricting serpent
boa · viper · slither · wrapped · squeezing · prey · scales · rattlesnake
Hereditary code molecule
- double helixTwo intertwined spirals
- spiralCurve winding around center
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- nucleotideGenetic code subunit
base pairs · replication · twisted · helical · structure · molecule · adenine · thymine
ringlets
Tubular hair curls
whorls · kinks · tendrils · corkscrews · waves · tresses · braids · serpentine · looped · wavy
inductor
Coil storing magnetic energy
- solenoidCurrent-carrying wire helix
- transformerVoltage-altering electrical device
- windingCurving repeatedly, sinuous
electromagnet · Faraday · induction · magnetic field · flux · choke · core · turns · copper wire · inductance
slinky
Sinuously graceful or form-fitting
- bounceSpring back after impact
- tensionStretched or strained state
- compressionForcing into smaller space
spiral · suspension · shock absorber · rebound · elasticity · torsion · extension · contraction · wound · metallic
serpent
Cunning, limbless reptile
- pythonNonvenomous squeezing snake
- constrictorSnake killing by compression
- cobraHooded venomous serpent
anaconda · boa · viper · slither · wrapped · squeezing · prey · scales · rattlesnake · mamba
DNA
Hereditary code molecule
- double helixTwo intertwined spirals
- spiralCurve winding around center
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
nucleotide · base pairs · replication · twisted · helical · structure · molecule · adenine · thymine · cytosine
loops
Self-crossing curved shapes
hawser · mooring · tied · wrapped · bundled · hose · cable · wound · stored · knot
- curvescurve, arc, curves, curls, curl
- basketrybasket, baskets, woven basket, basketmaker, basketry
- foldsfolds, fold, pleats, pleat, creases
- quillingspirals, scrolls, strips, rolls, teardrop
- bug repellentsinsect repellent, bug spray, mosquito repellent, tick repellent, repellent spray
- curled haircurls, ringlets, waves, spirals, loose curls
coilsstraight lines
Unbent one-dimensional figures
lines · straightens · rods · beams · bars
- coil upForm into loops
- mortal coilTurmoil of human existence
- ignition coilVoltage transformer for engines
- Tesla coilHigh-frequency voltage amplifier
- mosquito coilSpiral incense repelling insects
- coil springWound wire storing energy
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