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loops

/luːps/

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A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening.

Examples :

"The seamstress used a few loops of thread to create the buttonhole. "

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The opening so formed.

Examples :

"The baker checked the loops of dough before putting the pretzels in the oven, ensuring they were properly shaped. "

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A shape produced by a curve that bends around and crosses itself.

Examples :

"Arches, loops, and whorls are patterns found in fingerprints."

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A ring road or beltway.

Examples :

""To avoid traffic downtown, we decided to take the loops around the city." "

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An endless strip of tape or film allowing continuous repetition.

Examples :

"The security camera recorded in short loops, overwriting the oldest footage after each cycle. "

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A complete circuit for an electric current.

Examples :

"The circuit board has several loops for the electricity to flow through. "

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A programmed sequence of instructions that is repeated until or while a particular condition is satisfied.

Examples :

"The computer program searches through the file, running in loops until it finds the name on the list. "

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An edge that begins and ends on the same vertex.

Examples :

""The wiring diagram showed several loops, indicating faulty connections where a wire was connected back to itself on the same component." "

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A path that starts and ends at the same point.

Examples :

"The roller coaster track had exciting twists and turns, including two thrilling loops. "

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A bus or rail route, walking route, etc. that starts and ends at the same point.

Examples :

"The city bus makes two loops around the neighborhood every hour. "

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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 tram tracks end in wide loops so the tram can easily change direction for the return journey. "

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A quasigroup with an identity element.

Examples :

"Math students studying abstract algebra discovered that some unusual mathematical structures, called loops, lack the associative property but still have an identity element. "

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A loop-shaped intrauterine device.

Examples :

"The doctor discussed different types of IUDs with her patient, including coils and loops. "

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An aerobatic maneuver in which an aircraft flies a circular path in a vertical plane.

Examples :

"The airshow pilot thrilled the crowd with daring loops and barrel rolls in her vintage biplane. "

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A small, narrow opening; a loophole.

Examples :

"The old fence had several loops where the wire had come undone, letting the chickens escape. "

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A flexible region in a protein's secondary structure.

Examples :

"The protein's function depends on how its loops connect different structural regions. "

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To form something into a loop.

Examples :

"She loops the ribbon through the hole on the gift tag before tying a bow. "

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To fasten or encircle something with a loop.

Examples :

"She carefully loops the ribbon around the gift before tying it in a bow. "

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To fly an aircraft in a loop.

Examples :

"The pilot loops her plane high above the airshow, thrilling the crowd below. "

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To move something in a loop.

Examples :

"The dog loops its leash around my legs when it gets excited. "

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To join electrical components to complete a circuit.

Examples :

"The electrician loops the red wire to the terminal to complete the circuit for the new light fixture. "

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To duplicate the route of a pipeline.

Examples :

"The construction crew loops the pipeline around the new building to ensure a continuous water supply. "

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To create an error in a computer program so that it runs in an endless loop and the computer freezes up.

Examples :

"The poorly written code loops, causing the computer to freeze and requiring a restart. "

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To form a loop.

Examples :

"She loops the scarf around her neck to stay warm. "

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To move in a loop.

Examples :

"The program loops until the user presses a key."

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A mass of iron in a pasty condition gathered into a ball for the tilt hammer or rolls.

Examples :

"The blacksmith carefully shaped the glowing, pasty loops of iron into a horseshoe using the tilt hammer. "

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