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COIL SPRING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does coil spring mean?
• COIL SPRING (noun)
The noun COIL SPRING has 1 sense:
1. a spring in the shape of a coil
Familiarity information: COIL SPRING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A spring in the shape of a coil
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
coil spring; volute spring
Hypernyms ("coil spring" is a kind of...):
spring (a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed)
Context examples
A twisted curved structure such as a coil spring or corkscrew.
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