coiled

coil ¹  (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.

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[Probably from obsolete French coillir, to gather up, from Latin colligere; see collect¹.]

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coiler n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

coiled - curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals); "a coiled snake ready to strike"; "the rope lay coiled on the deck" uncoiled, straight - no longer coiled