The phrase "a coil of wire" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific type of wire that is wound into a spiral shape, often in contexts related to electronics, physics, or crafts.
Example: "To create the electromagnet, you will need a coil of wire, a battery, and a metal core."
Alternatives: "a wire coil" or "a wire loop".
When Sturgeon wrapped a coil of wire around a chunk of iron nothing much happened.
The heat is provided by a coil of wire (heater) located inside the cylinder but insulated from it.
Strung along the tension wire were geophones, common vibration sensors that are each made of a coil of wire that encloses a magnet.
In the first half of the NPL experiment, a current is sent through a coil of wire dangling in such a field.
Magnetic field strength H is a measure of the magnetizing field produced by electric current flow in a coil of wire.
Consequently, when a current begins to flow through a coil of wire, it undergoes an opposition to its flow in addition to the resistance of the metal wire.
A spokesman from Kirtland refuses to comment on the research, but according to a study done for the Australian air force, the most likely way of creating weaponised high-powered microwaves (HPMs) is through a device known as a vircator.A vircator works by discharging stored electricity into a coil of wires wrapped around an explosive.
Except for some twists of wire, these cans consist of thin pieces of printed plastic and the speakers are actually plastic with a coil of copper wire embedded, by hand, into a set of tiny traces.
When an electric current is passed through a coil of metal wire, a magnetic field is developed around the coil.
The show's weakest work is "Form vs. Content," a coil of barbed wire festooned with seven dime-store baby dolls.
Having previously wrapped himself naked in a coil of barbed wire, and sewn his lips together, this third wince-inducing stunt attracted international attention.
