| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
loop1 (luːp) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the round or oval shape formed by a line, string, etc, that curves around to cross itself |
| 2. | any round or oval-shaped thing that is closed or nearly closed |
| 3. | a piece of material, such as string, curved round and fastened to form a ring or handle for carrying by |
| 4. | an intrauterine contraceptive device in the shape of a loop |
| 5. | electronics |
| a. a closed electric or magnetic circuit through which a signal can circulate | |
| b. short for loop aerial | |
| 6. | a flight manoeuvre in which an aircraft flies one complete circle in the vertical plane |
| 7. | chiefly (Brit) Also called: loop line a railway branch line which leaves the main line and rejoins it after a short distance |
| 8. | maths, physics a closed curve on a graph: hysteresis loop |
| 9. | another name for antinode |
| 10. | anatomy |
| a. arch Compare whorl the most common basic pattern of the human fingerprint, formed by several sharply rising U-shaped ridges | |
| b. a bend in a tubular structure, such as the U-shaped curve in a kidney tubule (Henle's loop or loop of Henle) | |
| 11. | computing a series of instructions in a program, performed repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied |
| 12. | skating a jump in which the skater takes off from a back outside edge, makes one, two, or three turns in the air, and lands on the same back outside edge |
| 13. | a group of people to whom information is circulated (esp in the phrases inorout of the loop) |
| —vb | |
| 14. | (tr) to make a loop in or of (a line, string, etc) |
| 15. | (tr) to fasten or encircle with a loop or something like a loop |
| 16. | Also: loop the loop to cause (an aircraft) to perform a loop or (of an aircraft) to perform a loop |
| 17. | (intr) to move in loops or in a path like a loop |
| [C14: loupe, origin unknown] | |
loop2 (luːp) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| an archaic word for loophole | |
| [C14: perhaps related to Middle Dutch lupen to watch, peer] | |
loop (l&oomacr;p)
n.
A curve or bend in a cord or other cylindrical body, forming an oval or circular ring.
looped definitionand loopy
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a knotted "eye" of cord, corresponding to the "taches" or knobs in the edges of the curtains of the tabernacle, for joining them into a continuous circuit, fifty to a curtain (Ex. 26:4, 5, 10, 11).