Definitions for overcoil

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overcoil o·ver·coil

Spelling: [oh-ver-koil]

IPA: /ˈoʊ vərˌkɔɪl/

Overcoil is a 8 letter English word.

You can make 200 anagrams from letters in overcoil (ceiloorv).

Definitions for overcoil

noun

1. a fixed end of a spiral hairspring, consisting of an upwardly and inwardly bent continuation of the outermost coil of the spring: used to offset the asymmetry of the common spiral spring when tight, which impairs isochronism.
2. a hairspring having such a fixed end.

Origin of overcoil

First recorded in 1880-85; over- + coil¹

Examples for overcoil

Used in chronometers and other fine time pieces where the spring is an overcoil.