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.

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

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.

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 …

6 days ago · coil (third-person singular simple present coils, present participle coiling, simple past and past participle coiled) To wind or reel e.g. a wire or rope into regular rings, often around a …

In a vehicle, the coil is the part on a petrol engine that sends electricity to the spark plugs.

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.

Having some trouble with your ignition system? Learn the signs of bad ignition coils and how to test the coils yourself with basic DIY tools.

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 …