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coil

[koil] / kɔɪl /




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These calculations included measurement noise, as well as the small amount of feedback introduced by the detection coil.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

She was given this form as, although she believed it was the coil causing her pain, a doctor wanted to check for ovarian cancer due to her symptoms.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

"So, I kept going back into the doctors and said, 'I think the coil needs to come out'."

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

At the top of the machine is a smaller coil that produces frequencies and harmonics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

"Had to find it, didn't I? Can't lay your hands on a coil of rope all in a minute."

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie

A hot strip mill makes steel slabs into thin coils used to manufacture products including vehicles, appliances and construction materials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

They also built vessels by stacking coils of clay rather than molding them.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

The coils on the back of the fridge cool the refrigerant liquid, so if they are dirty or blocked the fridge will not work as well in hot weather.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

He estimates the tune-up can help a household save up to 15% on an electric bill, “especially if coils are dirty and airflow is restricted,” Rogers said.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026

Webbing launches out of his fingertips and weaves toward us like coils.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

But many of the features that made them distinctive, including grog tempering, coiled construction and carefully standardized clay preparation, were hidden inside the finished pottery and therefore difficult to copy.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

The performances bear that out, from Benton and Bing’s steady inner light to Compère’s coiled, watchful Tosha, a compelling portrait of skepticism inside this cocoon of warmth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

When officers finally acted, they pulled only half the hose out, leaving the rest coiled inside the cabinet, and stood there baffled as to why the water wouldn’t flow.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

Petry’s coiled, claustrophobic story of a well-meaning heroine trapped in a system beyond her comprehension or control rises to a pitch of tragedy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

The little puff on each side shone, too, and the ends were coiled and twisted neatly under the big knot in the back.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder

The 2011 “Snake” dress, an oily, coiling swarm made of black polyvinyl, cotton and tulle, is a Hieronymus Bosch horror, everyone’s nightmare.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

This coiling behavior appears to help snakes accommodate the exceptionally long bodies that distinguish them from every other vertebrate.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026

Such coiling action often resolves in an explosive move.

From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026

She points out the spool of paper tickets in the box office, now coiling on the floor and ready to be counted.

From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2025

When she finds her words, she stops coiling and looks me dead in the eyes.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold


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