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| n. (artifact) | 1. cringle, eyelet, grommet, grummet, loop | fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines. |
| ~ fastening, holdfast, fastener, fixing | restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place. |
| n. (shape) | 2. loop | anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself). |
| ~ 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.; "when it rained water would fall from the drip loop before it reached the building" |
| ~ running noose, slip noose, 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. |
| ~ jordan curve, simple closed curve | a closed curve that does not intersect itself. |
| ~ bight | a loop in a rope. |
| n. (process) | 3. iteration, loop | (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated.; "the solution took hundreds of iterations" |
| ~ physical process, process | a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states.; "events now in process"; "the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls" |
| ~ computer science, computing | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures. |
| n. (group) | 4. loop | an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan).; "he's no longer in the loop" |
| ~ clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, camp, pack | an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose. |
| n. (communication) | 5. loop | the basic pattern of the human fingerprint. |
| ~ fingerprint | a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger; often used for biometric identification in criminal investigations. |
| n. (communication) | 6. loop | a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied. |
| ~ computer program, computer programme, programme, program | (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute.; "the program required several hundred lines of code" |
| n. (cognition) | 7. loop, loop topology | the topology of a network whose components are serially connected in such a way that the last component is connected to the first component. |
| ~ network topology, topology | the configuration of a communication network. |
| n. (artifact) | 8. loop | an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop. |
| ~ intrauterine device, iud | contraceptive device consisting of a piece of bent plastic or metal that is inserted through the vagina into the uterus. |
| n. (artifact) | 9. closed circuit, loop | a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates. |
| ~ circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit | an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow. |
| ~ parallel circuit, shunt circuit | a closed circuit in which the current divides into two or more paths before recombining to complete the circuit. |
| n. (act) | 10. loop, loop-the-loop | a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane. |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ airplane maneuver, flight maneuver | a maneuver executed by an aircraft. |
| v. (motion) | 11. loop | move in loops.; "The bicycle looped around the tree" |
| ~ circle, circulate | move in circles. |
| v. (creation) | 12. intertwine, loop | make a loop in.; "loop a rope" |
| ~ entwine, knit | tie or link together. |
| ~ crochet, hook | make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle.; "She sat there crocheting all day" |
| ~ noose | make a noose in or of. |
| v. (motion) | 13. loop | fly loops, perform a loop.; "the stunt pilot looped his plane" |
| ~ circle, circulate | move in circles. |
| v. (contact) | 14. coil, curl, loop | wind around something in coils or loops. |
| ~ twine, wrap, wind, roll | arrange or or coil around.; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child" |
| v. (contact) | 15. loop | fasten or join with a loop.; "He looped the watch through his belt" |
| ~ tie, bind | fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord.; "They tied their victim to the chair" |
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