- coil
- coil (v.) "to wind," 1610s, from M.Fr. coillir "to gather, pick," from L. colligere "to gather together" (see COLLECT (Cf. collect)). Meaning specialized perhaps in nautical usage. The noun is recorded from 1620s.
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coil — coil; coil·er; re·coil·less; re·coil·ment; un·coil; su·per·coil; re·coil; … English syllables
Coil — [ kɔɪl; engl. coil = Knäuel, Windung, Spirale, Spule], das; s, s: Bez. für die richtungslose ↑ Konformation, die wird von gelösten synthetischen Polymeren u. Biopolymeren in manchen Lsgm. bevorzugt eingenommen wird, vgl. Helix. * * * Coil … … Universal-Lexikon
Coil — Coil, n. 1. A ring, series of rings, or spiral, into which a rope, or other like thing, is wound. [1913 Webster] The wild grapevines that twisted their coils from trec to tree. W. Irving. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: Entanglement; toil; mesh;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Coil — Coil, v. i. To wind itself cylindrically or spirally; to form a coil; to wind; often with about or around. [1913 Webster] You can see his flery serpents . . . Coiting, playing in the water. Longfellow. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Coil — (koil), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coiled} (koild); p. pr. & vb. n. {Coiling}.] [OF. coillir, F. cueillir, to collect, gather together, L. coligere; col + legere to gather. See {Legend}, and cf. {Cull}, v. t., {Collect}.] 1. To wind cylindrically or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Coil — [kɔyl] das; s <aus gleichbed. engl. coil zu to coil »aufwickeln«> dünnes, aufgewickeltes Walzblech … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
coil — ► NOUN 1) a length of something wound in a joined sequence of concentric loops. 2) an intrauterine contraceptive device in the form of a coil. 3) an electrical device consisting of a coiled wire, for converting the level of a voltage, producing a … English terms dictionary
Coil — Coil, n. [Of Celtic origin; cf. Gael. goil fume, rage.] A noise, tumult, bustle, or confusion. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
