(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.
Noose
Definition:
(n.) A running knot, or loop, which binds the closer the more it is drawn.
(v. t.) To tie in a noose; to catch in a noose; to entrap; to insnare.
Example Sentences:
(1) Soft tissue forming a noose, or interposed in the joint, is implicated.
(2) And he said yes, and I was so happy – I would have felt bad if he’d said no.” With the noose tightening around Aleppo, Masri says: “Aleppo is the final revenge against the city that was the cradle of the peaceful revolution - a genocide against everyone that does not flee all they have, and the graves of their families.
(3) Rachel Dolezal's deception: her 'black' identity doesn't make sense – or make her black Read more Dolezal has been a regular face at local demonstrations and on TV channels, and has made the news on numerous occasions for the graphic hate mail she has received, including nooses left at her home.
(4) I would prefer a fair trial, under the shadow of the noose.” From a Times article calling for the return of capital punishment.
(5) The noose and the stake sent the worst offenders to hell.
(6) The previous week, campaigners carried a mock gallows with a noose labelled for Merkel.
(7) Police will probably continue to tighten the noose on more black markets.
(8) She accused the three states of putting a “noose” around civilians in the city, asking: “Are you incapable of shame?
(9) The noose tightens around Libya as competing ideological and territorial claims are staked on it.
(10) Graham also called for the missile shield to be revived, and advocated the creation of “a democratic noose around Putin’s Russia” through aid to neighbouring countries such as Georgia.
(11) It is also about publicly remembering the many people who died alone on dark highways or on the banks of the Alabama River at night, with nooses around their necks or guns at their heads, thinking that they would be lost forever.
(12) To many liberals these are turkeys voting for Christmas or lemmings off for a leap; the condemned tying the noose for their own execution.
(13) In advance of an eventual assault on Mosul , peshmerga fighters are tightening the noose around the city with the US-led coalition’s role on the ground becoming more visible.
(14) The US and Europe are seeking to tighten the noose on Moscow with sanctions, while maintaining top-level discussions and insisting there is a way in which Putin can change course.
(15) Fifty years on, the debate over the penalty for murder – what replaces the hangman’s noose – rumbles on.
(16) Noose occlusion of a coronary artery produced detectable NADH fluorescence in 15 seconds in the subtended ischemic epicardium.
(17) Fear of another fatal confrontation was clear in the phone calls that were broadcast live on the internet earlier on Wednesday after the FBI effectively squeezed the noose around the remaining members of the militia.
(18) Efforts to persuade the European Central Bank to tear up its own rulebook and loosen the noose – by easing limits on cash flows to Greek banks – have fallen on stony ground.
(19) A part of the internal leaf forms with three cords this noose and builds so a sphincter-like closure mechanism, which reduces the size of the deep inguinal ring by a local erection of the transversalis fascia.
(20) And, inevitably, these nooses overlapped: journalism lost interest because it felt the show was over which, in turn, hastened the end.