coil spring


noun

any spring of wire coiled helically, having a cylindrical or conical outline.

Origin of coil spring

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby coil spring

Example sentences from the Web for coil spring

  • A coil-spring makes the index fly back to the starting-point, when the power is relaxed at each indication of a character or word.

    The Humbugs of the World |P. T. Barnum

British Dictionary definitions for coil spring

coil spring

noun

a helical spring formed from wire