Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: loop, loop-the-loop, loop_topology

'loop'

[cringle.n.01] as in: fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines

'loop'

[loop.n.02] as in: anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself)

'loop'

[iteration.n.01] as in: (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated

Examples:
the solution took hundreds of iterations

'loop'

[loop.n.04] as in: an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan)

Examples:
he's no longer in the loop

'loop'

[loop.n.05] as in: the basic pattern of the human fingerprint

'loop'

[loop.n.06] as in: a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied

'loop'

[loop_topology.n.01] as in: the topology of a network whose components are serially connected in such a way that the last component is connected to the first component

'loop'

[loop.n.08] as in: an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop

'loop'

[closed_circuit.n.01] as in: a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates

'loop'

[loop.n.10] as in: a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane

'loop'

[loop.v.01] as in: move in loops

Examples:
The bicycle looped around the tree

'loop'

[loop.v.02] as in: make a loop in

Examples:
loop a rope

'loop'

[loop.v.03] as in: fly loops, perform a loop

Examples:
the stunt pilot looped his plane

'loop'

[coil.v.03] as in: wind around something in coils or loops

'loop'

[loop.v.05] as in: fasten or join with a loop

Examples:
He looped the watch through his belt

Origins

					loop (English)
└── loupe (Middle English (1100-1500))