Coil or COIL may refer to:
Geometry
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Helix
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Spiral
In mathematics, a spiral is a curve which emanates from a point, moving farther away as it revolves around the point.
Helices
Two major definitions of "spiral" in the American Heritage Dictionary are:[Coil (chemistry)
A coil, in chemistry, is a tube, frequently in spiral form, used commonly to cool steam originating from a distillation and thus to condense it in liquid form. Usually it is of copper or another material that conducts heat easily. However copper ...]
, a tube used to cool and condense steam from a distillation
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Coil spring, used to store energy, absorb shock, or maintain a force between two surfaces
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Inductor or coil, a passive two-terminal electrical component
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Electromagnetic coil
An electromagnetic coil is an electrical Electrical conductivity, conductor such as a wire in the shape of a wiktionary:coil, coil (spiral or helix). Electromagnetic coils are used in electrical engineering, in applications where electric curre ...
, formed when a conductor is wound around a core or form to create an inductor or electromagnet
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Induction coil
An induction coil or "spark coil" (archaically known as an inductorium or Ruhmkorff coil after Heinrich Rühmkorff) is a type of electrical transformer used to produce high-voltage pulses from a low-voltage direct current (DC) supply. p.98 To ...
, a type of electrical transformer used to produce high-voltage pulses from a low-voltage direct current supply
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Ignition coil, used in internal combustion engines to create a pulse of high voltage for a spark plug
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Intrauterine device
An intrauterine device (IUD), also known as intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD or ICD) or coil, is a small, often T-shaped birth control device that is inserted into the uterus to prevent pregnancy. IUDs are one form of long-acting rever ...
or coil, a contraceptive device
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Chemical oxygen iodine laser
* Coil, a binary digit or
bit in some communication protocols such as Modbus
* COIL, the gene that encodes the protein
coilin
Coilin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''COIL'' gene. Coilin got its name from the coiled shape of the Cajal bodies in which it is found. It was first identified using human autoimmune serum.
Function
Coilin protein is one of the ...
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Coiled tubing
Music
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Coil (band), an English experimental band
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''Coil'' (album), a 1997 album by Toad the Wet Sprocket
* "Coil", a song by Opeth from ''
Watershed
Watershed is a hydrological term, which has been adopted in other fields in a more or less figurative sense. It may refer to:
Hydrology
* Drainage divide, the line that separates neighbouring drainage basins
* Drainage basin, called a "watershe ...
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Fictional entities
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The Coil
Cobra (sometimes referred to as Cobra Command) is a fictional terrorist organization and the nemesis of the G.I. Joe Team in the Hasbro action figure toyline '' G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' and '' G.I. Joe: Sigma 6'', as well as in related ...
, a fictional organization in the ''G.I. Joe'' universe
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Magnemite or Coil, a ''Pokémon'' character
* Coil, a crime lord from the web serial ''
Worm''
People with the surname
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Liam Mac Cóil, Irish novelist
Other uses
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Coil (hieroglyph), an Egyptian hieratic hieroglyph
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Coiled basketry
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Coiling (pottery), a method of creating pottery
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''Coil'' (video game), a video game by Edmund McMillen and Florian Himsl
* Turmoil or burden, as in
mortal coil
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Coiling
A coiling or coil is a curve, helix, or spiral used for storing rope or cable in compact and reliable yet easily attainable form. They are often discussed with knots.
Mountaineer's coil
The mountaineer's coil (also alpine coil, climber's coi ...
, a method for storing rope or cable
See also
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Helix (disambiguation)
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Loop (disambiguation)
Loop or LOOP may refer to:
Brands and enterprises
* Loop (mobile), a Bulgarian virtual network operator and co-founder of Loop Live
* Loop, clothing, a company founded by Carlos Vasquez in the 1990s and worn by Digable Planets
* Loop Mobile, an ...
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Spiral (disambiguation)
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