The IUD or 'coil ' is a small plastic (or plastic and copper) device, not much longer than a match, which is placed inside your womb, where it prevents you from getting pregnant.

A coil is also anything having the shape of a series of circles, one above the other:

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Coil, in an electric circuit, one or more turns, usually roughly circular or cylindrical, of current-carrying wire designed to produce a magnetic field or to provide electrical resistance or …

1. to wind into continuous rings one above the other or one around the other. 2. to gather (rope, wire, etc.) into loops: Coil the garden hose and hang it up.

Definition of coil noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Coil definition: a connected series of spirals or rings that rope, wire, or the like has been formed into.. See examples of COIL used in a sentence.

There are many different types of coils used in electric and electronic equipment. In a coil of multiple turns of wire the magnetic field of the turns adds in the center of the coil, creating a …

Synonyms for COIL: stir, disturbance, commotion, racket, hurry, turmoil, noise, fuss; Antonyms of COIL: rest, peace, stillness, hush, calm, quiet, tranquillity, tranquility

A wicking material such as cotton pulls the liquid toward a metal coil, where heat turns it into droplets that are tiny enough to inhale.