loop
loop-the-loop | a flight maneuver, aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane |
| inside loop | a loop consisting of a climb followed by inverted flight followed by a dive that returns to horizontal flight |
| outside loop | a loop consisting of a dive followed by inverted flight followed by a climb that returns to horizontal flight |
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atomic reactor
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chain reactor | a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy |
boiling water reactor
BWR | a nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator, the water boils in the reactor core and the steam produced can drive a steam turbine |
| breeder reactor | a nuclear reactor that produces more fissile material than it burns |
| chemical reactor | an apparatus for holding substances that are undergoing a chemical reaction |
closed circuit
loop | a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates |
closed loop
closed-loop system | a control system with a feedback loop that is active |
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eyelet loop grommet
grummet | fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines |
| drip loop | 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 |
| fast reactor | nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by fast neutrons because little or no moderator is used |
feedback circuit
feedback loop | a circuit that feeds back some of the output to the input of a system |
| gasooled reactor | a nuclear reactor using gas as a coolant |
| liquid metal reactor | a nuclear reactor using liquid metal as a coolant |
| loop | an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop |
| loop knot | any of various knots used to make a fixed loop in a rope |
| loop-line | a railway branch line that branches from the trunk line and then rejoins it later on |
nuclear reactor
reactor | (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements |
pressurized water reactor
PWR | a nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator, the steam produced can drive a steam turbine |
| reactor | an electrical device used to introduce reactance into a circuit |
| thermal reactor | a nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by neutrons that are slowed down by a moderator |
thermonuclear reactor
fusion reactor | a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fusion to generate energy |
| waterooled reactor | nuclear reactor using water as a coolant |
| loop gain | (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 topology
loop | 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 | a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied |
| loop | the basic pattern of the human fingerprint |
| ground loop | a sharp uncontrollable turn made by an airplane while moving along the ground |
| loop | an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan), he's no longer in the loop |
| iteration loop | (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated, the solution took hundreds of iterations |
| loop | anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself) |
| loop | fasten or join with a loop, He looped the watch through his belt |
coil
loop
curl | wind around something in coils or loops |
loop
intertwine | make a loop in, loop a rope |
| loop | fly loops, perform a loop, the stunt pilot looped his plane |
| loop | move in loops, The bicycle looped around the tree |