English Dictionary

coil

/kɔɪl/

noun

Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral. / Any intrauterine device (Abbreviation: IUD)—the first IUDs were coil-shaped.

The coil of wire was neatly organized on the shelf.

意味（1）

Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.

the sinuous coils of a snake

意味（2）

Any intrauterine device (Abbreviation: IUD)—the first IUDs were coil-shaped.

意味（3）

(electronics) A coil of electrically conductive wire through which electricity can flow.

意味（4）

A cylinder of clay.

(The first step in making coil pottery is learning how to roll a clay coil.)

意味（5）

(figuratively) Entanglement; perplexity.

What trifling coil do we mortals keep;

What trifling coil do we mortals keep; Wake, eat, and drink, evacuate, and sleep.