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Coil and Solenoid Definitions

Coil

A series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding
A coil of rope.
Long coils of hair.

Solenoid

A current-carrying coil of wire that acts like a magnet when a current passes through it.

Coil

An individual spiral or ring within such a series.

Solenoid

An assembly used as a switch, consisting of a coil and a metal core free to slide along the coil axis under the influence of the magnetic field.

Coil

A spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes, as in a radiator.
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Solenoid

(physics) A coil of wire that acts as a magnet when an electric current flows through it.

Coil

A wound spiral of two or more turns of insulated wire, used to introduce inductance into a circuit.

Solenoid

(engineering) An electromechanical device consisting of such a coil containing a metal core, the movement of which is controlled by the current.

Coil

Any of various devices of which such a spiral is the major component.

Solenoid

(electronics) An electromechanical switch controlled by a solenoid; solenoid switch, relay.
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Coil

A roll of postage stamps prepared for use in a vending machine.

Solenoid

(meteorology) The region of intersection between isobaric and isopycnal surfaces.

Coil

A disturbance; a fuss.

Solenoid

An electrodynamic spiral having the conjuctive wire turned back along its axis, so as to neutralize that component of the effect of the current which is due to the length of the spiral, and reduce the whole effect to that of a series of equal and parallel circular currents. When traversed by a current the solenoid exhibits polarity and attraction or repulsion, like a magnet.

Coil

To wind in concentric rings or spirals.

Solenoid

A coil of wire around an iron core; becomes a magnet when current passes through the coil

Coil

To wind into a shape resembling a coil.

Coil

To form concentric rings or spirals.

Coil

To move in a spiral course
Black smoke coiling up into the sky.

Coil

Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.
The sinuous coils of a snake

Coil

Any intrauterine device (Abbreviation: IUD)—the first IUDs were coil-shaped.

Coil

(electronics) A coil of electrically conductive wire through which electricity can flow.

Coil

A cylinder of clay.

Coil

(figurative) Entanglement; perplexity.

Coil

A noise, tumult, bustle, or turmoil.

Coil

To wind or reel e.g. a wire or rope into regular rings, often around a centerpiece.
A simple transformer can be made by coiling two pieces of insulated copper wire around an iron heart.

Coil

To wind into loops (roughly) around a common center.
The sailor coiled the free end of the hawser on the pier.

Coil

To wind cylindrically or spirally.
To coil a rope when not in use
The snake coiled itself before springing.

Coil

To build a pot (etc) with clay coils.

Coil

To encircle and hold with, or as if with, coils.

Coil

To wind cylindrically or spirally; as, to coil a rope when not in use; the snake coiled itself before springing.

Coil

To encircle and hold with, or as with, coils.

Coil

To wind itself cylindrically or spirally; to form a coil; to wind; - often with about or around.
You can see his flery serpents . . . Coiting, playing in the water.

Coil

A ring, series of rings, or spiral, into which a rope, or other like thing, is wound.
The wild grapevines that twisted their coils from trec to tree.

Coil

Fig.: Entanglement; toil; mesh; perplexity.

Coil

A series of connected pipes in rows or layers, as in a steam heating apparatus.

Coil

A noise, tumult, bustle, or confusion.

Coil

A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops;
A coil of rope

Coil

A round shape formed by a series of concentric circles

Coil

A transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine

Coil

A contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb

Coil

Tubing that is wound in a spiral

Coil

Reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit

Coil

To wind or move in a spiral course;
The muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action
Black smoke coiling up into the sky
The young people gyrated on the dance floor

Coil

Make without a potter's wheel;
This famous potter hand-builds all of her vessels

Coil

Wind around something in coils or loops

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