coil vs primary winding

primary winding vs coil

coil and primary winding both are nouns.

coil is a verb but primary winding is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
coil	Yes	No	Yes	No
primary winding	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, primary winding is a hyponym of coil; that is, primary winding 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
primary winding: coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit

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

coil (noun)	primary winding (noun)
a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops	coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit
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)	primary winding (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 primary winding

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