Used in a Sentence

coiled

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for coiled.

Editorial note

CFL's also get hot, but the heat is on the coiled glass tube, so the heat and light radiate from the same place.

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Quick take

In the form of coils; having coils.

Meaning at a glance

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adjective

In the form of coils; having coils.

adjective

Prepared and poised to act, like a snake that has coiled its lower body so it can strike.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for coiled.

Example sentences

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CFL's also get hot, but the heat is on the coiled glass tube, so the heat and light radiate from the same place.

2

A side effect of that is that some of the code is very tightly coiled around the render-form post-form flow of a standard, 2001-era web application.

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If it's coiled up neatly, such a thing can even set off anti-theft sensor gates in stores, because..

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Therefore, the magnetic force can be viewed as having nearly the same properties as a coiled up spring.

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The alternator (or really any electric generator) has a magnetic field, and a lot of coiled up wire.

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Anyway, you're right about this article applying more to earbuds, they talk about coiled string in a confined space.

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This is millions of basepairs coiled around storage proteins to form a densely packed material called chromatin.

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The two tightly coiled clusters shows just how weak the relationships are between the two parties.

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It's a coiled up bit of plastic that springs open when you release the ends.

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They hit retirement and their coiled creative spring just has to get out.

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You can see the black rope coiled up and moving, not cool.

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I was a fluid pump operator for a coiled tubing company and we went in and cleaned up after fracking.

Quote examples

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Which is why he defines "clipping" with a phrase lifted from the Wikipedia article for digital clipping, applies it to slicing a speaker with a razor blade, then claims rotating motors were picked up by speakers in a Leslie after being picked up by "coiled magnets" in a guitar pickup.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use coiled in a sentence?

CFL's also get hot, but the heat is on the coiled glass tube, so the heat and light radiate from the same place.

What does coiled mean?

In the form of coils; having coils.

What part of speech is coiled?

coiled is commonly used as adjective.