loop : Idioms & Phrases
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closed loop
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noun a control system with a feedback loop that is active
closed loop.
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closed-loop system
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noun a control system with a feedback loop that is active
closed loop.
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drip loop
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noun 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
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feedback loop
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noun a circuit that feeds back some of the output to the input of a system
feedback circuit.
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ground loop
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noun a sharp uncontrollable turn made by an airplane while moving along the ground
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inside loop
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noun a loop consisting of a climb followed by inverted flight followed by a dive that returns to horizontal flight
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loop gain
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noun (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
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Loop knot
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noun any of various knots used to make a fixed loop in a rope
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- a single knot tied in a doubled cord, etc. so as to leave a loop beyond the knot. See Illust. of
Knot .
Webster 1913
loop topology
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noun 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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loop-line
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noun a railway branch line that branches from the trunk line and then rejoins it later on
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loop-the-loop
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noun a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane
loop.
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looping ill
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noun an acute viral disease of the nervous system in sheep; can be transmitted by Ixodes ricinus
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outside loop
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noun a loop consisting of a dive followed by inverted flight followed by a climb that returns to horizontal flight