Loop definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary LOOP, n. 1. A folding or doubling of a string or ... run for fastening. That the probation bear no hinge, nor loop to hang a doubt on. 2. In iron-works, the ... permit the attachment of cords or lines [syn: cringle, eyelet, loop, grommet, grummet] 2: anything with a round or oval shape ... be repeated; "the solution took hundreds of iterations" [syn: iteration, loop] 4: an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan); "he's no longer in the loop" 5: the basic pattern of the human fingerprint 6: ...
loop knot definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: any of various knots used to make a fixed loop in a rope Webster's 1913 Dictionary Loop Loop, n. [Cf. Ir. & Gael. lub loop, noose, fold, thong, bend, lub to bend, incline.] 1. A ... noose; a bight. That the probation bear no hinge, nor loop To hang a doubt on. --Shak. 2. A small, ...
knock for a loop definitions Merriam Webster's phrasal 1. a. overcome < knocked my opponent for a loop > b. demolish < knocked our idea for a loop > 2. dumbfound, amaze < the news knocked them for a loop >
closed loop definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a control system with a feedback loop that is active [syn: closed loop, closed-loop system] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1951 an automatic control ...
drip loop definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a downward hanging loop in a line that runs to a building; "when it rained water would fall from the drip loop before it reached the building"
loop gain definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: (telecommunication ... much output is fed back to the input; "if the loop gain is too great the system may go into oscillation ...