Difference between Coil and Curl

What is the difference between Coil and Curl?

Coil as a verb is to wind or reel e.g. a wire or rope into regular rings, often around a centerpiece. while Curl as a verb is to cause to move in a curve.

Coil

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To wind or reel e.g. a wire or rope into regular rings, often around a centerpiece. To wind into loops (roughly) around a common center.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral. Common name for any intra-uterine contraceptive device (Abbreviation: IUD)—the first IUDs were coil-shaped. (electrical) A coil of electrically conductive wire through which electricity can flow. A noise, tumult, bustle, or turmoil

Curl

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To cause to move in a curve.To make into a curl or spiral.To assume the shape of a curl or spiral.To move in curves.To take part in the sport of curlingTo exercise by bending the arm, wrist, or leg on the exertion against resistance, especially of the biceps.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A piece or lock of curling hair; a ringlet.A curved stroke or shape.A spin making the trajectory of an object curve.Movement of a moving rock away from a straight line.Any exercise performed by bending the arm, wrist, or leg on the exertion against resistance, especially those that train the biceps.The vector field denoting the rotationality of a given vector field.The vector operator, denoted \rm{curl}\; or \vec{\nabla}\times\vec{\left(\cdot\right)}, that generates this field.Any of various diseases of plants causing the leaves or shoots to curl up; often specifically the potato curl.

Example sentence: My eyes are so big that, weirdly, I feel like an alien if my eyelashes don't match their intensity. I like to curl my lashes to the point where they're sticking straight up and then put on a ton of mascara!

We hope you now know whether to use Coil or Curl in your sentence.

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