choice
selection
option
pick | the act of choosing or selecting, your choice of colors was unfortunate, you can take your pick |
| pick | a basketball maneuver, obstructing an opponent with one's body, he was called for setting an illegal pick |
| pick-off | a baseball play in which a base runner is caught off base and tagged out |
| astatic coils | an arrangement of coils used in sensitive electrical instruments, the coils are arranged to give zero resultant external magnetic field when a current passes through them and to have zero electromotive force induced in them by an external magnetic field |
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pick-me-up | a tonic or restorative (especially a drink of liquor) |
choke choke coil
choking coil | a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current |
coil
spiral
volute
whorl
helix | a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops, a coil of rope |
| coil | reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit |
| coil | tubing that is wound in a spiral |
| coil | a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb |
| coil | a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine |
coil spring
volute spring | a spring in the shape of a coil |
field coil
field winding | the electric coil around a field magnet that produces the magneto motive force to set up the flux in an electric machine |
| guitar pick | a plectrum used to pluck a guitar |
icepick
ice pick | pick consisting of a steel rod with a sharp point, used for breaking up blocks of ice |
| ignition coil | an induction coil that converts current from a battery into the high-voltage current required by spark plugs |
| induction coil | a coil for producing a high voltage from a low-voltage source |
pick
pickax
pickaxe | a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends, they used picks and sledges to break the rocks |
| pick | a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material, he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks |
pick plectrum
plectron | a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument |
| pickup pick-me-up | anything with restorative powers, she needed the pickup that coffee always gave her |
primary coil
primary winding
primary | coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit, current through the primary coil induces current in the secondary coil |
| rotor rotor coil | the rotating armature of a motor or generator |
secondary coil
secondary winding
secondary | coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil |
| spark coil | an induction coil used to create sparks |
stator
stator coil | mechanical device consisting of the stationary part of a motor or generator in or around which the rotor revolves |
| Tesla coil | a step-up transformer with an air core, used to produce high voltages at high frequencies |
| tickler coil | a small coil in series with the anode of a vacuum tube and coupled to the grid to provide feedback |
woof
weft
filling
pick | the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving |
choice
pick
selection | the person or thing chosen or selected, he was my pick for mayor |
cream
pick | the best people or things in a group, the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War |
picking
pick | the quantity of a crop that is harvested, he sent the first picking of berries to the market, it was the biggest peach pick in years |
coil
whorl
roll
curl
curlicue
ringlet
gyre
scroll | a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) |
| Niemann-Pick disease | a disorder of lipid metabolism that is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait |
| Pick's disease | a progressive form of presenile dementia found most often in middle-aged and elderly women and characterized by degeneration of the frontal and temporal lobes with loss of intellectual ability and transitory aphasia |
perk up
perk
percolate
pick up
gain vigor | gain or regain energy, I picked up after a nap |
| clean pick | remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits, Clean the turkey |
| pick | remove in small bits, pick meat from a bone |
turn around
pick up | improve significantly, go from bad to good, Her performance in school picked up |
| pick up | lift out or reflect from a background, The scarf picks up the color of the skirt, His eyes picked up his smile |
learn hear
get word
get wind pick up
find out
get a line
discover see | get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally, I learned that she has two grown-up children, I see that you have been promoted |
choose
take select
pick out | pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives, Take any one of these cards, Choose a good husband for your daughter, She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her |
| pick | select carefully from a group, She finally picked her successor, He picked his way carefully |
| hand-pick | pick personally and very carefully, the director hand-picked his new team |
sieve out
pick over | separate or remove, The customer picked over the selection |
knock criticize
criticise
pick apart | find fault with, express criticism of, point out real or perceived flaws, The paper criticized the new movie, Don't knock the food--it's free |
| blame find fault a pick | harass with constant criticism, Don't always pick on your little brother |
disparage
belittle
pick at | express a negative opinion of, She disparaged her student's efforts |
take a dare
pick up the gauntlet | be dared to do something and attempt it |
pick at
peck at
peck | eat like a bird, The anorexic girl just picks at her food |