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  • 51coil — I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1567 1. turmoil 2. trouble; also everyday cares and worries < when we have shuffled off this mortal coil Shakespeare > II. verb Etymology: French …

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  • 52coil — coil1 coilable, adj. coilability, n. /koyl/, v.t. 1. to wind into continuous, regularly spaced rings one above the other: to coil a wire around a pencil. 2. to wind on a flat surface into rings one around the other: He coiled the rope on the deck …

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  • 53Coil car — A steel coil car owned by Norfolk Southern Railway Coil cars (also referred to as steel coil cars or coil steel cars ) are a specialized type of rolling stock designed for the transport of coils (i.e., rolls) of sheet metal, particularly steel.&#8230; …

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  • 54coil — I n. an induction; primary coil II v. 1)(d; intr., refl.) to coil around/round (the snake coiled around its victim) 2) (d; intr., refl.) to coil into (to coil into a ball) * * * [kɔɪl] primary coil an induction (d;intr.,refl.) to coilaround/round …

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  • 55Coil (Begriffsklärung) — Der Begriff Coil bezeichnet: ein aufgewickeltes Metallband, siehe Coil ein Bauteil in der instrumentellen Analytik, siehe Coil (instrumentelle Analytik) in der Medizin eine Platinspule zum Verschluss von Hirnarterienaneurysmen, siehe Guglielmi&#8230; …

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  • 56coil — I UK [kɔɪl] / US noun [countable] Word forms coil : singular coil plural coils * 1) a) a long thin piece of something that forms rings or curls a coil of rope b) something that has a long curved shape a coil of black smoke 2) a piece of curved&#8230; …

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  • 57coil — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ tight ▪ thick ▪ thick coils of blonde hair PREPOSITION ▪ in a coil …

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  • 58coil — coil1 [kɔıl] v also coil up [I and T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Old French; Origin: coillir, %cuillir% to gather ] to wind or twist into a series of rings, or to make something do this ▪ The snake coiled around the branches of the tree. ▪ Her long hair …

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  • 59Coil — Kaltbandcoils im Lager Stahldraht Coils im Außenlager eines …

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  • 60coil — coil1 [ kɔıl ] noun count * 1. ) a length of something that forms rings or curls: a coil of rope a ) something that has a long curved shape: a coil of black smoke 2. ) a piece of curved wire that produces heat or light when electricity passes&#8230; …

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