coil vs transformer

transformer vs coil

coil and transformer both are nouns.

coil is a verb but transformer is not a verb.

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

As nouns, transformer is a hypernym of coil; that is, transformer is a word with a broader meaning than coil:

coil: a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine
transformer: an electrical device by which alternating current of one voltage is changed to another voltage

coil (noun)	transformer (noun)
a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops	an electrical device by which alternating current of one voltage is changed to another voltage
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)	transformer (verb)
wind around something in coils or loops
make without a potter's wheel
to wind or move in a spiral course

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