单词 | loop |
释义 | Word Frequency loop 1(luːp) noun 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. Also called: loop line mainly British a railway branch line which leaves the main line and rejoins it after a short distance 8. mathematics, physics a closed curve on a graph hysteresis loop 9. another name for antinode 10. anatomy a. the most common basic pattern of the human fingerprint, formed by several sharply rising U-shaped ridges Compare arch1 (sense 4b), whorl (sense 3)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 in or out of the loop) verb 14. (transitive) to make a loop in or of (a line, string, etc) 15. (transitive) 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. (intransitive) to move in loops or in a path like a loop Word origin C14: loupe, origin unknownWord Frequency loop 2(luːp) noun an archaic word for loophole Word origin C14: perhaps related to Middle Dutch lupen to watch, peer |
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