The IUD or 'coil ' is a small plastic (or plastic and copper) device, not much longer than a match, which is placed inside your womb, where it prevents you from getting pregnant.

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Coil, in an electric circuit, one or more turns, usually roughly circular or cylindrical, of current-carrying wire designed to produce a magnetic field or to provide electrical resistance or inductance; in the …

A coil of rope lay on the beach. A coil of thick blue smoke rose up from his pipe.

1. to wind into continuous rings one above the other or one around the other. 2. to gather (rope, wire, etc.) into loops: Coil the garden hose and hang it up.

The coil is a contraceptive device used by women. It is fitted inside a woman's womb, usually for several months or years.

Oct 26, 2023 · When an electric current passes through a coil, it creates a magnetic field around the coil. Likewise, when a magnetic field interacts with a coil, it induces an electric current in the wire.

Sep 7, 2025 · Short for electromagnetic coil, a coil is conducting wire such as copper shaped in a helical form around an iron core. The coil creates an inductor or electromagnet to store magnetic energy.

2 days ago · coil (third-person singular simple present coils, present participle coiling, simple past and past participle coiled) To wind or reel e.g. a wire or rope into regular rings, often around a centerpiece.

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