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to coil
01
to wind something in a circular or spiral manner
Transitive: to coil a flexible material
Example
She coiled the rope neatly for storage.
The metal wire was coiled to form a spring.
02
to move or flow in a manner characterized by spirals
Intransitive
Example
The dancer 's ribbon coiled gracefully through the air as she twirled and spun.
Right now, the smoke from the campfire is coiling gracefully into the night sky.
03
to construct a vessel, typically a pot, using a technique that involves layering coils or ropes of clay on top of each other
Transitive: to coil clay or pottery
Example
The artisan potter decided to coil the clay rather than using a pottery wheel.
In her ceramics class, she learned how to coil pots using traditional methods passed down through generations of potters.
Coil
01
a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
02
reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit
03
tubing that is wound in a spiral
04
a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb
05
a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine
06
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
