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coiling
coil 1 C0465100 (koil)n.1. a. A series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding: a coil of rope; long coils of hair.b. An individual spiral or ring within such a series.2. A spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes, as in a radiator.3. Electricity a. A wound spiral of two or more turns of insulated wire, used to introduce inductance into a circuit.b. Any of various devices of which such a spiral is the major component.4. A roll of postage stamps prepared for use in a vending machine.v. coiled, coil·ing, coils v.tr.1. To wind in concentric rings or spirals.2. To wind into a shape resembling a coil.v.intr.1. To form concentric rings or spirals.2. To move in a spiral course: black smoke coiling up into the sky.
[Probably from obsolete French coillir, to gather up, from Latin colligere; see collect1.]
coil′er n.
coil 2 C0465100 (koil)n. A disturbance; a fuss.
[Origin unknown.]coiling
A simple method of producing clay pots. Cylindrical strips of clay are formed from the clay body and then and then coiled on top of one another.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  coiling - in the shape of a coil helical, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, whorled, turbinatecoiled - curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals); "a coiled snake ready to strike"; "the rope lay coiled on the deck" |
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Synonyms for coilingadj in the shape of a coilSynonyms- helical
- spiral
- spiraling
- volute
- voluted
- whorled
- turbinate
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