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coil spring

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noun

any spring of wire coiled helically, having a cylindrical or conical outline.

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Nearby words

coiffurist, coign, coign of vantage, coigne, coil, coil spring, coiled, coimbatore, coimbra, coin, coin box

Origin of coil spring

First recorded in 1875–80
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Examples from the Web for coil spring

  • A coil-spring makes the index fly back to the starting-point, when the power is relaxed at each indication of a character or word.

    The Humbugs of the World|P. T. Barnum

British Dictionary definitions for coil spring

coil spring

noun

a helical spring formed from wire
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