loop gain
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～ (telecommunication) the gain of a feedback amplifier or system as a function of how much output is fed back to the input; "if the loop gain is too great the system may go into oscillation"
loop
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～ an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop
loop-line
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～ a railway branch line that branches from the trunk line and then rejoins it later on
loop
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～ fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
loop
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～ a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied
loop knot
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～ any of various knots used to make a fixed loop in a rope
loop
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～ the basic pattern of the human fingerprint
loop
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～ a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane
loop
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～ (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated; "the solution took hundreds of iterations"
loop
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～ the topology of a network whose components are serially connected in such a way that the last component is connected to the first component
loop
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～ anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself)
loop
— Verb
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～ fasten or join with a loop; "He looped the watch through his belt"
loop
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～ fly loops, perform a loop; "the stunt pilot looped his plane"
loop
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～ move in loops; "The bicycle looped around the tree"
loop
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～ wind around something in coils or loops
loop
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～ make a loop in; "loop a rope"
looper
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～ small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the family Geometridae
loophole
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～ an ambiguity (especially one in the text of a law or contract) that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation
loophole
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～ a small hole in a fortified wall; for observation or discharging weapons
looping ill
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～ an acute viral disease of the nervous system in sheep; can be transmitted by Ixodes ricinus