loop
Shape that repeats
Loop, noun and verb, suggests something linear (like string) that is folded over itself to leave an opening.
If you make a loop, you fold or bend something in this way.
Some things that have an opening allowing the passage of something else also get the name (belt loop).
A trail that loops returns to the point of origin.
In computer programming, a loop is a set of repeating instructions.
When they are executed repeatedly, they loop.
Wound circular arrangement
- helixSpiraling three-dimensional curve
- spiralCurve winding around center
- curlSpiral or loop form
- whorlSpiral arrangement of ridges
hoop · ring · circle · twist · ringlet · circlet · bight · curlicue
Repeated procedural pass
break · continue · nested · counter · increment · index · iterate · conditional
Curved coastal indentation
- bowlineNon-slip loop knot
- hitchTemporary difficulty or snag
- ropeThick twisted fibers
- cordFlexible twisted strand
lanyard · carabiner · tie · lashing · splice · cinch · tether · rigging
Repeating sequence of events
- rotationTurning on an axis
- orbitCurved celestial path
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
circulation · round · lap · pass · iteration · repetition · recurrence · rhythm
Returned response data
- responseAnswer to stimulus
- iterationRepeated procedural pass
- controlAuthority to direct
- signalMessage-conveying cue
input · output · system · adjustment · correction · regulation · calibration · servo
Regular sequence of actions
- drillHole-boring device
- mantraRepeated focus phrase
- chorusSingers performing together
- refrainAbstain from acting
replay · rerun · reiteration · echo · redundancy · rehash · monotony · treadmill
Visual form of character
- counterFlat service surface
- bowlConcave food container
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
- ascenderOne moving upward
descender · tail · curve · aperture · baseline · stem · finial · flourish
Subset for study
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- drumStruck percussion cylinder
- pedalFoot-operated lever
- phraseWords forming partial meaning
seamless · layering · overdub · playback · DJ · remix · recording · tape
At the endpoint
- routePath from A to B
- turnaroundShift in opposite direction
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
- busLarge passenger vehicle
rail · shuttle · interchange · bypass · return · connection · roundtrip · transfer
coil
Wound circular arrangement
whorl · hoop · ring · circle · twist · ringlet · circlet · bight · curlicue · noose
iteration
Repeated procedural pass
infinite · break · continue · nested · counter · increment · index · iterate · conditional · traverse
bight
Curved coastal indentation
cord · lanyard · carabiner · tie · lashing · splice · cinch · tether · rigging · climbing
cycle
Repeating sequence of events
- rotationTurning on an axis
- orbitCurved celestial path
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
circuit · circulation · round · lap · pass · iteration · repetition · recurrence · rhythm · pattern
feedback
Returned response data
signal · input · output · system · adjustment · correction · regulation · calibration · servo
routine
Regular sequence of actions
refrain · replay · rerun · reiteration · echo · redundancy · rehash · monotony · treadmill · cycle
glyph
Visual form of character
ascender · descender · tail · curve · aperture · baseline · stem · finial · flourish · script
sample
Subset for study
phrase · seamless · layering · overdub · playback · DJ · remix · recording · tape · rhythm
terminal
At the endpoint
- routePath from A to B
- turnaroundShift in opposite direction
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
bus · rail · shuttle · interchange · bypass · return · connection · roundtrip · transfer
- "OO" wordsmoon, food, soon, room, cool
- Audio/Video Termsstereo, mono, HD, 4K, surround sound
- patternspattern, chevron, geometric pattern, stripes, plaid
- public transitbus, train, subway, metro, tram
- circular routescircuit, ring road, beltway, orbit, lap
- circular thingscircle, ring, hula hoop, basketball hoop, embroidery hoop
loopstraight line
Undeviated continuous path
line · line segment · ray · vector · tangent
looptermination
Act of ending something
one-shot · endpoint · break · exit · conclusion
- knocked for a loopShocked into disorientation
- out of the loopNot kept informed
- in the loopKept informed of developments
- belt loopStrap passage on pants
- thrown for a loopUtterly surprised and confused
- feedback loopSelf-modifying cyclical process
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