coil
English
/kɔɪl/
noun
Definitions
- Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.
- Any intrauterine device (Abbreviation: IUD)—the first IUDs were coil-shaped.
- (electrical) A coil of electrically conductive wire through which electricity can flow.
- (figurative) Entanglement; perplexity.
Etymology
Derived from Middle French coillir (pick, pluck, gather, cull) derived from Latin colligo (gather together).
Origin
Latin
colligo
Gloss
gather together
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- choke English
- chokecoil English
- coilability English
- coilable English
- coiler English
- coileth English
- coilgun English
- coilin English
- coilless English
- coilover English
- coily English
- cryocoil English
- eigencoil English
- gun English
- intercoil English
- microcoil English
- multicoil English
- over English
- overcoil English
- supercoil English
- telecoil English
- uncoil English
- upcoil English
- collector, collectorem Latin
- colligo Latin
- legō Latin
- コイル Japanese
- cueudre Old French
- coillir Middle French