coiler
/ˈkɔɪlər/
noun
- A person or machine that winds something into a series of loops or rings.
- The factory hired a skilled coiler to wind the copper wire onto spools.
- The automatic coiler can handle hundreds of feet of rope per minute.
- As a coiler, her job was to neatly arrange the garden hose into a compact circle.
- A device or part of a machine that forms a coil, especially in electrical or mechanical equipment.
- He replaced the broken coiler in the transformer to restore power.
- The guitar pickup uses a small coiler to convert string vibrations into electrical signals.
- The coiler in the motor helps maintain a steady magnetic field.
- A snake or other animal that curls its body into loops.
- We watched the coiler snake slowly wrap itself around a branch.
- Some species of boas are known as expert coilers, using their bodies to constrict.
- The python is a powerful coiler, squeezing its prey to subdue it.
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