coil vs field coil

field coil vs coil

coil and field coil both are nouns.

coil is a verb but field coil is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
coil	Yes	No	Yes	No
field coil	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, field coil is a hyponym of coil; that is, field coil is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than coil:

coil: reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit
field coil: the electric coil around a field magnet that produces the magneto motive force to set up the flux in an electric machine

Other hyponyms of coil include armature, astatic coils, choke, choke coil, choking coil, field winding, induction coil, primary, primary coil, primary winding, head, read/write head, secondary, secondary coil, secondary winding, solenoid, tickler coil.

coil (noun)	field coil (noun)
a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops	the electric coil around a field magnet that produces the magneto motive force to set up the flux in an electric machine
reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit
tubing that is wound in a spiral
a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb
a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

coil (verb)	field coil (verb)
wind around something in coils or loops
make without a potter's wheel
to wind or move in a spiral course

Difference between coil and field coil

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