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LOOP

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

loop; loop-the-loop

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("loop" is a kind of...):

airplane maneuver; flight maneuver (a maneuver executed by an aircraft)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "loop"):

inside loop (a loop consisting of a climb followed by inverted flight followed by a dive that returns to horizontal flight)

outside loop (a loop consisting of a dive followed by inverted flight followed by a climb that returns to horizontal flight)

Derivation:

loop (fly loops, perform a loop)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates

Synonyms:

closed circuit; loop

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("loop" is a kind of...):

circuit; electric circuit; electrical circuit (an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "loop"):

parallel circuit; shunt circuit (a closed circuit in which the current divides into two or more paths before recombining to complete the circuit)

Sense 3

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

cringle; eyelet; grommet; grummet; loop

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("loop" is a kind of...):

fastener; fastening; fixing; holdfast (restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place)

Derivation:

loop (fasten or join with a loop)

Sense 4

Meaning:

An intrauterine device in the shape of a loop

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("loop" is a kind of...):

intrauterine device; IUD (contraceptive device consisting of a piece of bent plastic or metal that is inserted through the vagina into the uterus)

Sense 5

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

loop; loop topology

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("loop" is a kind of...):

network topology; topology (the configuration of a communication network)

Sense 6

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("loop" is a kind of...):

computer program; computer programme; program; programme ((computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute)

Sense 7

Meaning:

The basic pattern of the human fingerprint

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("loop" is a kind of...):

fingerprint (a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger; often used for biometric identification in criminal investigations)

Sense 8

Meaning:

An inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan)

Example:

he's no longer in the loop

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("loop" is a kind of...):

camp; clique; coterie; ingroup; inner circle; pack (an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose)

Sense 9

Meaning:

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

Example:

the solution took hundreds of iterations

Synonyms:

iteration; loop

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("loop" is a kind of...):

physical process; process (a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states)

Domain category:

computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)

Sense 10

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Hypernyms ("loop" is a kind of...):

Jordan curve; simple closed curve (a closed curve that does not intersect itself)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "loop"):

band (a thin flat strip or loop of flexible material that goes around or over something else, typically to hold it together or as a decoration)

belt (endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys)

drip loop (a downward hanging loop in a line that runs to a building)

noose; running noose; slip noose (a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled)

lobe (the enhanced response of an antenna in a given direction as indicated by a loop in its radiation pattern)

bight (a loop in a rope)

Derivation:

loop (wind around something in coils or loops)

loop (make a loop in)

loopy (consisting of or covered with or having loops)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fasten or join with a loop

Example:

He looped the watch through his belt

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "loop" is one way to...):

bind; tie (fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

loop (fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Wind around something in coils or loops

Synonyms:

coil; curl; loop

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "loop" is one way to...):

roll; twine; wind; wrap (arrange or or coil around)

Sentence frames:

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something PP

Sentence examples:

They loop the wire around the stick

The wires loop around the stick

Derivation:

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

Sense 3

Meaning:

Make a loop in

Example:

loop a rope

Synonyms:

intertwine; loop

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "loop" is one way to...):

entwine; knit (tie or link together)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "loop"):

crochet; hook (make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle)

noose (make a noose in or of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

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

Sense 4

Meaning:

Fly loops, perform a loop

Example:

the stunt pilot looped his plane

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "loop" is one way to...):

circle (move in a circular path above (someone or something))

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

loop (a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Move in loops

Example:

The bicycle looped around the tree

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "loop" is one way to...):

circle (move in a circular path above (someone or something))

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Credits

 Context examples: 

A sulfamoylbenzoic acid belonging to the class of loop diuretics.

(Piretanide, NCI Thesaurus)

Calcium/CaM binding alone produces maximal activity of CaMKII, whereas CaMKI and CaMKIV have an activation loop that requires phosphorylation of a threonine residue by CaMK kinase (CaMKK) for maximal activity.

(Calmodulin Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

The RNA portion of the msDNA molecule, which contains two stem-loop structures and varies widely in length across bacterial species.

(msdRNA, NCI Thesaurus)

Surrounding loops vary significantly in length and sequence between these three domains.

(PHD Finger, NCI Thesaurus)

The lash, however, was curled upon itself and tied so as to make a loop of whipcord.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

A potent sulfamoylanthranilic acid derivative belonging to the class of loop diuretics.

(Bumetanide, NCI Thesaurus)

Calcium binds in a cup-shaped depression formed by the N- and C-terminal loops of the C2-key motif.

(C2 Domain, NCI Thesaurus)

Treatment for CIN 3 may include cryotherapy, laser therapy, loop electrosurgical procedure (LEEP), or cone biopsy to remove or destroy the abnormal tissue.

(CIN 3, NCI Dictionary)

Treatment for cervical squamous intraepithelial neoplasia 2 may include cryotherapy, laser therapy, loop electrosurgical procedure (LEEP), or cone biopsy to remove or destroy the abnormal tissue.

(Cervical squamous intraepithelial neoplasia 2, NCI Dictionary)

Treatment for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2/3 may include cryotherapy, laser therapy, loop electrosurgical procedure (LEEP), or cone biopsy to remove or destroy the abnormal tissue.

(Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2/3, NCI Dictionary)