noun Download 🔗Share A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening. Examples : "The seamstress used a loop of thread to create the buttonhole. " material thing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The opening so formed. Examples : "The loop in the shoelace allowed me to tie it easily. " part structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A shape produced by a curve that bends around and crosses itself. Examples : "Arches, loops, and whorls are patterns found in fingerprints." figure math Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A ring road or beltway. Examples : "The school is located near the loop, which makes getting there much faster. " area way traffic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An endless strip of tape or film allowing continuous repetition. Examples : "The music teacher used a loop of audio recording to play the same short melody over and over again for practice. " media technology entertainment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A complete circuit for an electric current. Examples : "The circuit board had a faulty loop, preventing the computer from powering on. " electronics electric technology physics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A programmed sequence of instructions that is repeated until or while a particular condition is satisfied. Examples : "The computer program has a loop that repeats the calculation until the answer is close enough to the target value. " computing technology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An edge that begins and ends on the same vertex. Examples : "The map of the hiking trail showed a loop that started and ended at the park entrance. " math technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A path that starts and ends at the same point. Examples : "The garden path has a loop, so you can walk around it without turning back. " "The park trail is a loop, starting and ending at the same spot. " way structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A bus or rail route, walking route, etc. that starts and ends at the same point. Examples : "The school bus follows a loop route, starting and ending at the school. " system vehicle way traffic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A place at a terminus where trains or trams can turn round and go back the other way without having to reverse; a balloon loop, turning loop, or reversing loop. Examples : "The train station has a loop where trains can turn around and return to the city center. " vehicle traffic place technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A quasigroup with an identity element. Examples : "The schedule for our weekly family game night forms a loop; we always play the same games in the same order. " math group Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share An aerobatic maneuver in which an aircraft flies a circular path in a vertical plane. Examples : "The pilot performed a beautiful loop in the air during the aerobatic show. " vehicle action technical military sport Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To form something into a loop. Examples : "The tailor looped the thread around the button to secure it. " action process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To form a loop. Examples : "The gardener looped the hose around the rose bushes. " action structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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