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Pronunciation / Transliteration: koil
"전기 히터에는 저항 코일이 들어 있습니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A length of something wound or arranged in a series of connected loops or rings.
"He tied the boat to the dock using a thick coil of rope."
- 1
To wind or arrange something in a series of loops or rings.
"The snake began to coil tightly around the sturdy tree branch."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Middle English word 'coylen', stemming from the Old French 'cuillir', which comes from the Latin 'colligere' meaning 'to gather together or collect'. The modern meaning of winding into rings evolved around the 16th century, likely influenced by the visual similarity of gathered rope to a serpent's folds.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Coil" is said worldwide
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enrouler
Transliteration: ã-ʁu-le
"Il a fallu enrouler le câble électrique proprement."
Spule
Transliteration: ˈʃpuːlə
"Das Kabel ist auf einer großen Spule aufgewickelt."
avvolgere
Transliteration: avˈvɔl.ɡe.re
"Il serpente ha iniziato ad avvolgersi attorno al ramo."
bobina
Transliteration: boˈbi.na
"Necesito otra bobina de hilo para coser este abrigo."
bobina
Transliteration: boˈbi.nɐ
"O eletricista desenrolou a bobina de fio de cobre."
कुंडली
Transliteration: kundali
"सांप ने घास में अपनी कुंडली मार ली।"
线圈
Transliteration: xiànquān
"这个变压器里面有一个铜制的线圈。"
코일
Transliteration: koil
"전기 히터에는 저항 코일이 들어 있습니다."
巻き
Transliteration: maki
"電線をきれいに巻き状に整理した。"
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