loop, n.
(loops)
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(loops)
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fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
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cringle eyelet grommet grummet loop
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane
<noun.act>
loop loop-the-loop
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates
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closed circuit loop
lexical pointers
antonym
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop
<noun.artifact>
loop
semantic pointers
hypernym
the topology of a network whose components are serially connected in such a way that the last component is connected to the first component
<noun.cognition>
loop loop topology
semantic pointers
hypernym
a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied
<noun.communication>
loop
semantic pointers
hypernym
the basic pattern of the human fingerprint
<noun.communication>
loop
semantic pointers
hypernym
an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan)
<noun.group>
loop
sample sentences
"he's no longer in the loop"
semantic pointers
hypernym
(computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated
<noun.process>
iteration loop
sample sentences
"the solution took hundreds of iterations"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
domain of synset (topic)
anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself)
<noun.shape>
loop
semantic pointers
hyponym
hypernym