Definitions for loop

Definitions for (noun) loop

Main entry: loop, loop-the-loop

Definition: a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane


Main entry: closed circuit, loop

Definition: a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates


Main entry: cringle, grummet, grommet, loop, eyelet

Definition: fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines


Main entry: loop

Definition: an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop


Main entry: loop, loop topology

Definition: the topology of a network whose components are serially connected in such a way that the last component is connected to the first component


Main entry: loop

Definition: a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied


Main entry: loop

Definition: the basic pattern of the human fingerprint


Main entry: loop

Definition: an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan)

Usage: he's no longer in the loop


Main entry: loop, iteration

Definition: (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated

Usage: the solution took hundreds of iterations


Main entry: loop

Definition: anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself)


Definitions for (verb) loop

Main entry: loop

Definition: fasten or join with a loop

Usage: He looped the watch through his belt


Main entry: curl, coil, loop

Definition: wind around something in coils or loops


Main entry: loop, intertwine

Definition: make a loop in

Usage: loop a rope


Main entry: loop

Definition: fly loops, perform a loop

Usage: the stunt pilot looped his plane


Main entry: loop

Definition: move in loops

Usage: The bicycle looped around the tree


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