Look up coil in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Coil or COIL may refer to: Helix, a space curve that winds around a line Spiral, a curve that winds around... 2 KB (328 words) - 04:05, 30 June 2023 |
A coiled coil is a structural motif in proteins in which 2–7 alpha-helices are coiled together like the strands of a rope. (Dimers and trimers are the... 34 KB (3,860 words) - 04:15, 25 March 2024 |
 | A Tesla coil is an electrical resonant transformer circuit designed by inventor Nikola Tesla in 1891. It is used to produce high-voltage, low-current,... 89 KB (9,900 words) - 23:27, 13 May 2024 |
Coil were an English experimental music group formed in 1982 in London and dissolved in 2005. Initially envisioned as a solo project by musician John Balance... 70 KB (6,894 words) - 08:41, 10 May 2024 |
 | An ignition coil is used in the ignition system of a spark-ignition engine to transform the battery voltage to the much higher voltages required to operate... 7 KB (884 words) - 00:26, 9 January 2024 |
 | Lacuna Coil is an Italian gothic metal band from Milan. Since their formation in 1994, the group has had two name changes, being previously known as Sleep... 42 KB (4,033 words) - 04:05, 26 April 2024 |
 | storage coils must be well made. — The Ashley Book of Knots The mountaineer's coil (also alpine coil, climber's coil, lap coil, or standing coil) is a traditional... 9 KB (1,097 words) - 08:52, 18 July 2022 |
 | A Helmholtz coil is a device for producing a region of nearly uniform magnetic field, named after the German physicist Hermann von Helmholtz. It consists... 15 KB (2,238 words) - 20:42, 21 March 2024 |
 | A coil spring is a mechanical device which is typically used to store energy and subsequently release it, to absorb shock, or to maintain a force between... 7 KB (853 words) - 11:19, 5 May 2024 |
"Mortal coil" is a poetic term for the troubles of daily life and the strife and suffering of the world. It is used in the sense of a burden to be carried... 3 KB (414 words) - 23:52, 18 November 2023 |