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  • 1loop — loop1 [lo͞op] n. [ME loup < Anglo N forms corresponding to ON hlaup, a leap, hlaupa, to run (akin to LEAP) > Dan løbe(knude), lit., running (knot)] 1. a) the more or less circular figure formed by a line, thread, wire, etc. that curves back …

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  • 2loop — ► NOUN 1) a shape produced by a curve that bends round and crosses itself. 2) (also loop the loop) a manoeuvre in which an aircraft describes a vertical circle in the air. 3) an endless strip of tape or film allowing continuous repetition. 4) a… …

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  • 3film loop — film loop, 1. a short, continuous film, for use in small desk projectors at schools, at museum exhibits, and the like: »The future will see more cine projectors developed to use film loops which can be repeated on the screen continuously and… …

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  • 4film|let — «FIHLM liht», noun. a short motion picture, sometimes made as a film loop: »Students, most of whom borrow their parents 8 mm. equipment, are required to make one filmlet a week which is subjected…to scathing professional criticism (Time) …

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  • 5loop — I [[t]lup[/t]] n. 1) a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts 2) anything shaped more or less like a loop 3) a curved piece or a ring used for the insertion of something or as a… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 6loop — loop1 [lu:p] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(shape or line)¦ 2¦(computer)¦ 3¦(film/music)¦ 4 be in the loop/be out of the loop 5 knock/throw somebody for a loop 6¦(road/railway)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from Scottish Gaelic lub loop, bend ] …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 7loop — 1 noun (C) 1 SHAPE OR LINE a shape like a curve or a circle made by a line curving back towards itself: The road formed a loop around the peninsula. 2 TO FASTEN STH something that has this curved shape, especially when used as a handle or to hold …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 8loop — noun 1》 a shape produced by a curve that bends round and crosses itself.     ↘a length of thread or similar material forming such a shape, used as a fastening or handle.     ↘(also loop line) Brit. a length of railway track which is connected at… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 9Loop — A loop is generally something that closes back on itself such as a circle. The closing can appear in time or in space.cience and technology*Loop (algebra), a quasigroup with an identity element *Loop (graph theory), an edge that begins and ends… …

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  • 10loop — loop1 /loohp/, n. 1. a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts. 2. anything shaped more or less like a loop, as a line drawn on paper, a part of a letter, a part of a path, or a… …

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