coil

Meanings

Noun

• Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.
• Any intrauterine device (Abbreviation: IUD)—the first IUDs were coil-shaped.
• A coil of electrically conductive wire through which electricity can flow.
• Entanglement; perplexity.
• A noise, tumult, bustle, or turmoil.

Verb

• To wind or reel e.g. a wire or rope into regular rings, often around a centerpiece.
• To wind into loops (roughly) around a common center.
• To wind cylindrically or spirally.
• To encircle and hold with, or as if with, coils.

Origin

• From Middle English coilen, from Old French coillir, cuillir (modern French cueillir), from Latin colligō, past participle collectus, from com- + legō; compare legend. cull.
• Image:Springs 009.jpg|thumb|Helical or coil springs
• Origin unknown.