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overcoil

overcoil noun: part of a watch: an improved balance spring with a raised outer coil.

Noun

overcoil (plural overcoils)

  1. Part of a watch: an improved balance spring with a raised outer coil.

Forms of overcoil

pluralovercoils

Origin of overcoil

From over- + coil.

Questions about overcoil

What does overcoil mean?
Overcoil means part of a watch: an improved balance spring with a raised outer coil.
What part of speech is overcoil?
Overcoil is a noun.
What is the plural of overcoil?
The plural of overcoil is overcoils.

Words near overcoil in the dictionary

  1. overcoded
  2. overcodes
  3. overcoding
  4. overcodings
  5. overcoherence
  6. overcoil
  7. overcoils
  8. overcold
  9. overcollar
  10. overcollars
  11. overcollateralization

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