coil vs secondary coil

secondary coil vs coil

coil and secondary coil both are nouns.

coil is a verb but secondary coil is not a verb.

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

As nouns, secondary coil is a hyponym of coil; that is, secondary 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
secondary coil: coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil

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

coil (noun)	secondary coil (noun)
a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops	coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil
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)	secondary 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 secondary coil

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