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English
Pronunciation
w:International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA:/lup/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-u�p|-u�p
Etymology
Probably of Celtic origin (Gaelic: lub, Irish: lubiam).
Noun
en-noun
- A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening; the opening so formed
- A shape produced by a curve that bends around and crosses itself.
- An endless strip of tape or film allowing continuous repetition.
- A complete circuit for an electric current.
- computing A programmed sequence of instructions that is repeated until or while a particular condition is satisfied.
- graph theory A pair of repeated nodes of an oriented graph represented as an arrow with coinciding endpoints.
- A loop-shaped intrauterine device
- a maneuver in which an aircraft flies a circular path in a vertical plane
Translations
trans-top|length of thread, line or rope
Finnish: silmukka
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trans-top|shape produced by a curve that bends around and crosses itself
Finnish: silmukka
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trans-top|endless strip of tape or film allowing continuous repetition
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trans-top|complete circuit for an electric current
Finnish: silmukka
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trans-top|programmed sequence of instructions
Finnish: silmukka
Italian: blocco iterativo, richiesta di iterazione
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trans-top|pair of identical nodes of a dircted graph
French: boucle f
Italian: cappio m, laccio m
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trans-top|loop-shaped intrauterine device
Finnish: kierukka
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trans-top|aircraft maneuver
Finnish: silmukka
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trans-top|translations to be checked
ttbc|French: boucle f
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Transitive verb
rfc-trverb|Transitive verb
en-verb
- To form something into a loop
- To fasten or encircle something with a loop
- To fly an aircraft in a loop
- To move something in a loop
- To join electrical components to complete a circuit
Translations
French: boucler
Intransitive verb
en-verb
- To form a loop
- To move in a loop
Translations
French: boucler
Anagrams
pool
polo
Related terms
in the loop
out of the loop
loop the loop
loophole
knock for a loop
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Category:English transitive verbs
Dutch
Verb
infl|nl|verb|cat=verb forms
- first person singular present tense of lopen
- imperative form of lopen
Noun
loop m (plural lopen)
- course
Related terms
lopen
Derived terms
loopbaan
afloop
verloop
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