coil
Something wound in the form of a helix or spiralSomething wound in the form of a helix or spiral.
» Her hair hung in neat coils.
Meaning
7 sensesSomething wound in the form of a helix or spiral.
the sinuous coils of a snake
Spirale, Wickel, Rolle
спира́льspirálʹ, кольцо́kolʹcó, вито́кvitók
кото́кkotók, коту́шкаkotúška, спіра́льspirálʹ
tubing that is wound in a spiral
(colloquial)Any intrauterine device for contraception (originally coil-shaped).
A coil of electrically conductive wire through which electricity can flow.
Spule
кату́шкаkatúška, боби́наbobína, шпу́лькаšpúlʹka
коту́шкаkotúška, кото́кkotók
A cylinder of clay.
(figuratively)Entanglement; perplexity.
A noise, tumult, bustle, or turmoil.
(informal, slang)A wad of cash.
шумšum, суета́sujetá, сумато́хаsumatóxa
га́ласhálas, ґвалтgvalt, шумšum
Examples
21 sentencesHer hair hung in neat coils.
That rope has to be coiled.
deDas Seil muss aufgewickelt werden.
The snake coiled around my cock.
It's a large ring of magnetic coil.
deEs ist eine große ringförmige Magnetspule.
Ziri cleaned the coil of the air conditioner.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English coilen, from Old French coillir, cuillir (“to gather, pluck, pick, culFrom Middle English coilen, from Old French coillir, cuillir (“to gather, pluck, pick, cull”) (modern French cueillir), from Latin colligō (“to gather together”), past participle collectus, from com- (“together”) + legō (“to gather”); compare legend. Doublet of cull.
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