A transformer that produces a high voltage alternating current pulse from a low voltage direct current supply, especially such a device in the starter motor of an automobile

The chaos and confusion of life. / The physical body of man (containing the spirit inside).

(physics) one of a pair of flat coils, having equal numbers of turns and equal diameters, arranged on a common axis and connected in series; used to obtain a nearly uniform magnetic field without the use of a long solenoid

A coil, carrying an electric current, that serves to deflect and thus extinguish an arc formed when the contacts of a switch part to turn off the current.

(archaic) An induction coil.

A shorted coil (usually one turn) embedded in an alternating current pole face and encircling a portion of that face.

A telecoil.

A mosquito-repelling incense, usually shaped into a spiral, and typically made from a dried paste of pyrethrum powder.

A modified Tesla coil used to produce high voltage arcs and discharges.

(electricity) a coil of wire designed to provide impedance in an electric circuit