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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 of rope lay on the beach. A coil of thick blue smoke rose up from his pipe.

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.

The coil is a contraceptive device used by women. It is fitted inside a woman's womb, usually for several months or years.

An engine coil, formally known as an ignition coil, is a specialized transformer in the vehicle’s ignition system. Its fundamental purpose is to convert the low voltage supplied by the car’s …

Oct 26, 2023 · When an electric current passes through a coil, it creates a magnetic field around the coil. Likewise, when a magnetic field interacts with a coil, it induces an electric current in …

4 days ago · coil (plural coils) Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral. quotations

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.