(n.) A mass of iron in a pasty condition gathered into a ball for the tilt hammer or rolls.
(n.) A fold or doubling of a thread, cord, rope, etc., through which another thread, cord, etc., can be passed, or which a hook can be hooked into; an eye, as of metal; a staple; a noose; a bight.
(n.) A small, narrow opening; a loophole.
(n.) A curve of any kind in the form of a loop.
(n.) A wire forming part of a main circuit and returning to the point from which it starts.
(n.) The portion of a vibrating string, air column, etc., between two nodes; -- called also ventral segment.
(v. t.) To make a loop of or in; to fasten with a loop or loops; -- often with up; as, to loop a string; to loop up a curtain.
Example Sentences:
(1) In contrast to L2 and L3 in L1 the mid gut runs down in a straight line without any looping.
(2) The Ta loop was a smooth, elongated ellipse in configuration and showed clockwise rotation in all planes, as did the P loop.
(3) Five patients have been examined by defecography before and four after closure of a loop ileostomy performed to cover healing of the pouch and ileoanal anastomoses.
(4) The molecule may already in its native form have an extended conformation containing either free sulfhydryl groups or small S-S loops not affecting mobility in SDS-PAGE.
(5) The ability of ligand to stimulate its own synthesis and that of its receptor suggests the presence of an autocrine positive feedback loop, however we were unable to break this loop in the breast cancer cells by antibodies that blocked the interaction of TGF alpha with the EGF receptor.
(6) But still we have to fight for health benefits, we have to jump through loops … Why doesn’t the NFL offer free healthcare for life, especially for those suffering from brain injury?” The commissioner, however, was quick to remind Davis that benefits are agreed as part of the collective bargaining process held between the league and the players’ union, and said that they had been extended during the most recent round of negotiations.
(7) The NAD-dependent enzymes (except alpha-GPDH) showed a stronger reactivity in the proximal tubules, while the NADP-dependent ones were more reactive in the thick limb of Henle's loop and distal convoluted tubules.
(8) Furthermore, we demonstrate that reduction of the disulfide bonds of a pre-processed A-loop containing heterodimeric insulin peptide is required to further process insulin into a T cell epitope.
(9) Because the contour length of these loops was proportionate to the DNA content of the superinfecting lambda phage, it was concluded that the fibers contained DNA condensed 6.5-fold in blocks of about 250 base pairs.
(10) We attribute the greater strength of the step-cut repair to the additional number of epitendinous loops, which lie perpendicular to the long axis of the tendon.
(11) To evaluate the acute changes in left ventricular (LV) performance before and immediately after percutaneous aortic valvuloplasty, 25 patients underwent first-pass radionuclide angiocardiography for construction of pressure-volume loops.
(12) A state of net secretory fluid flux was induced in isolated jejunal loops in weanling pigs by adding theophylline or cholera toxin to the lumen of the isolated loops.
(13) The most striking changes in growth rate resulted from mutations that altered a small internal loop within the S8 binding site.
(14) Piretanide blocks the Na+ 2Cl- K+ cotransporter protein in the thick ascending limb (TAL) of the loop of Henle reversibly.
(15) There is Ed Sheeran , with a guitar and loop pedal, and Chris Martin leaping around the stage with the rest of Coldplay providing a dourer backdrop.
(16) Although a nephric loop (loop of Henle) is lacking, the tubules appear to be structurally well adapted for efficient ion and water reabsorption.
(17) If this is the only issue, flight would be fine, but need to make sure that it isn’t symptomatic of a more significant upstream root cause.” Elon Musk (@elonmusk) Btw, 99% likely to be fine (closed loop TVC wd overcome error), but that 1% chance isn't worth rolling the dice.
(18) Two long loops extend from the beta-barrel and have numerous interactions with the other two domains.
(19) The principles behind the operation of this closed-loop system, an some alternative designs that simplify the implant procedure, are described here.
(20) The strong magnetic field of the super-conducting MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) apparatus could cause problems in the presence of metallic foreign material, such as the metal clips and loops of intraocular lenses and steel as suturing material.
Looper
Definition:
(n.) An instrument, as a bodkin, for forming a loop in yarn, a cord, etc.
(n.) The larva of any species of geometrid moths. See Geometrid.
Example Sentences:
(1) There was no difference in LC50 between the two strains to larvae of spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana), gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar), eastern hemlock looper (Lambdina fiscellaria fiscellaria), and whitemarked tussock moth (Orgyia leucostigma), whether expressed as total alkaline soluble protein, activated toxin protein, or International Units as determined by bioassay against Trichoplusia ni.
(2) 3.52am BST Tigers 3 - A's 0, top of the 8th Infante hits a looper to the outfield that looks like it could drop, but Crisp gets to it in time for the out.
(3) A sex pheromone produced by male cabbage looper moths, Trichoplusia ni (Hübner), has been isolated from the genital scent brushes and identified as 2-phenylethanol.
(4) Photograph: Alan Markfield Johnson has crammed Looper with these subtle touches.
(5) Third instar larvae of the cabbage looper Trichopulsia ni were exposed to conidia of E. apiculata.
(6) Photograph: Alan Markfield If Bruce isn't really Looper's baddie, it's only because black-and-white morality doesn't have a place in Johnson's world.
(7) Rian Johnson, the director of Brick and Looper, is to write and direct the next two Star Wars films, taking the reins from JJ Abrams , according to reports on Friday.
(8) Chris Pratt’s next attempt to cement his action-hero status in Jurassic World sees him in the relatively untested hands of writer and director Colin Trevorrow, known for just one movie – the lo-fi time-travel indie Safety Not Guaranteed; Fox’s latest attempt to reboot The Fantastic Four sees Josh Trank, director of impressive found-footage thriller Chronicle, getting a chance to shine; and Looper’s Rian Johnson has been hired as the director of Star Wars Episode VIII.
(9) This cycle is broken when a Looper called Joe (played by Brick star Joseph Gordon-Levitt) comes face-to-face with a target who won't just kneel there, whimper and die – himself.
(10) Insect species examined were lepidopterous larvae of the cabbage looper (Trichoplusia ni), southern armyworm (Spodoptera eridania), and black swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes).
(11) In Looper, both Young and Old Joe look like heroes, but they're (literally) too self-involved to learn anything from life, until they're forced to.
(12) The medium was preconditioned with the cell line IPL-LdFB, derived from fat body of the gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar, cell line IAL-TND1, derived from imaginal discs of the cabbage looper, Trichoplusia ni, and whole fat body tissue from host Helicoverpa zea.
(13) Instead, Wacha gets ahead of him 0-2, takes a walk, and hits an easily caught looper to the outfield.
(14) Given that Willis's character is a stubborn, ruthless grouch, can we see Looper as a fear of ageing, too?
(15) In the mid-fifth instar larvae of the cabbage looper moth, Trichoplusia ni, the subcellular distribution of total superoxide dismutase was as follows: 3.05 units (70.0%), 0.97 units (22.3%), and 0.33 units (7.6%) mg-1 protein in the mitochondrial, cytosolic and nuclear fractions, respectively.
(16) China has already been courted by Hollywood through various films being at least partly set in the country, including Iron Man 3, The Karate Kid and Looper.
(17) "They think they're hot shit, but they're kind of fuck-ups," says Johnson, who points to the Loopers' choice of weapon – chunky buck-spitters known as Blunderbusses – as evidence of their true status.
(18) L-3-Cyanoalanine synthase activity is clearly linked to differential cyanide tolerance of two insect species, the southern armyworm (more tolerant) and cabbage looper (less tolerant).
(19) In last year's Looper , Bruce Willis tampered with the past in an effort to save his future wife.
(20) The baculovirus from the lepidopteran host Autographa californica (alfalfa looper) was shown to replicate in a dipteran cell line without the production of characteristic polyhedral inclusion bodies.