coiling en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɔɪlɪŋ/
Meanings
-
The pattern or motion of something that coils.
Holding out her small olive hand before her captain, she said in mild and slowest Spanish, "Senor, I buried him;" then paused, struggled as against the writhed coilings of a snake, and cringing suddenly, leaped up, repeating in impassioned pain, "I buried him, my life, my soul!"
1854, Herman Melville, The Encantadas:
- The process of fitting a ship with electromagnetic coils, so that it can be degaussed while travelling.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| coilings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
decoiling · supercoiling · coilingly · hypercoiling · homocoiling