Coil synonyms and antonyms

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loop
(Aeron.) To perform a loop or loops
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twist
To impart a spiral or coiling shape to, as by turning the ends in opposite directions:
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wreathe
To twist, curl or entwine something into a shape similar to a wreath
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convolution
A form or part that is folded or coiled.
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twine
Something formed by twining:
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intertwine
To join or become joined by twining together.
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entwine
To twine or twist together.
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convolute
To coil or fold or cause to coil or fold in overlapping whorls.
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snake
Snake is to move or extend along in a slithering or twisting motion, often to clear drain obstructions.
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intervolve
(Rare) To involve one with another.
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sinuate
To advance in wavy or curvy manner, to bend, to curve, to wind in and out
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lap
To fold (over or on)
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twirl
To rotate or revolve briskly; swing in a circle; spin:
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curl
(Weightlifting) To exercise by bending the arm, wrist, or leg on the exertion against resistance, especially of the biceps.
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corkscrew
To cause something to twist or move in a spiral path or shape.
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straighten (antonym)
Straighten is to make something orderly or unwavy.
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unwind (antonym)
To reverse the winding or twisting of:
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ravel (antonym)
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circle (related)
(Logic) A vicious circle.
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roll (related)
To spread, compress, or flatten by applying pressure with a roller:
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circinate
(Botany) Rolled up in the form of a coil with the tip in the center, as an unexpanded fern frond.
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coiled
In the form of coils; having coils.
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gyrate
(Biology) Having coils or convolutions
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spiral
Spiral is defined as something that circles around a center point, creating a two or three dimensional curve.
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tortile
(Rare) Twisted, winding, contorted.
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volute
Rolled up; spiraled
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entanglement
The state of being entangled; intricate and confused involution.
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hank
A looped bundle, as of yarn.
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intervolution
(Rare) The state of being intervolved or coiled up; a convolution; as, the intervolutions of a snake
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mesh
(Computer graphics) A polygon mesh.
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perplexity
A measurement in information theory: see Perplexity.
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querl
A twist; curl.
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windup
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weave
To move from side to side or in and out
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wind
To go along (a curving or twisting course):
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electrode (related)
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helix
(Mathematics) A curve on the surface of a cylinder or cone such that its angle to a plane perpendicular to the axis is constant; the three-dimensional curve seen in a screw or a spiral staircase.
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fold
To blend (a light ingredient) into a heavier mixture with a series of gentle turns:
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skein
A quantity of thread or yarn wound in a coil
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volution
(Zoology) One of the whorls of a spiral gastropod shell.
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confusion
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convolve
(Computing) To compute the convolution function
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encircle
To form a circle around; surround:
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fuss
To fuss is defined as to make a big deal about something.
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ringlet
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rotate
To turn around or cause to turn around a center point or axis; revolve
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spire
To rise and taper steeply.
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tense
To make or become tense.
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tumult
(Obsolete) To make a tumult; to be in great commotion.
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meander
To move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction:
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repetition (related)
To petition again.
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straight (related)
In a straight line or direction; unswervingly
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whorl
Anything with a coiled or spiral appearance
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curlicue
A fancy curve, flourish, etc. as in a design or in handwriting
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gyre
A spiral oceanic surface current driven primarily by the global wind system and constrained by the continents surrounding the three ocean basins (Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian). Each ocean basin has a large gyre in the subtropical region, centered around 30° north and south latitude. Smaller gyres occur at 50° north latitude in the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The direction of a gyre's rotation is determined by the prevailing winds in the region, with the large subtropical gyres rotating clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.
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scroll
A list of names; roll; roster
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handbuild
make without a potter's wheel
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hand-build
make without a potter's wheel
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uncoil (antonym)
To unwind or release from being coiled
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filament (related)
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resonator (related)
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stator (related)
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toroid (related)
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piston (related)
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flange (related)
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impeller (related)
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voice coil (related)
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cylinder (related)
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tubing (related)
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solenoid (related)
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rotor (related)
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transformer (related)
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capacitor (related)
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ring(s)
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turn
A momentary shock or scare:
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bight
A bend or curve, especially in a shoreline.
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tendril
A slender, coiling plant part, often a modified leaf or leaf part, that helps support the stem of some climbing angiosperms by clinging to or winding around an object. Peas, squash, and grapes produce tendrils.
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toil
Something that binds, snares, or entangles one; an entrapment:
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wire (related)
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winding
A curve or bend, as of a road.
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  • Each coil is attached to a shaft by a bell crank arrangement, and to these shafts there is secured a system of levers similar to that at the transmitter carrying the receiving pencil at the junction.

  • The use of the iron core renders it possible to produce a high inductive effect with a low resistance coil.

  • The coil is encased with firebricks and brickwork, and the smoke from the fire is carried, off by a flue in the ordinary s " way.

  • Pull out your refrigerator a few feet and check the condenser coil.

  • As they stopped to catch their breath, Dean noticed his rope was down to a single coil.

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