Loop vs. Knot
Difference Between Loop and Knot
Loopnoun
A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening.
Knotnoun
A looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material that cannot be untangled without passing one or both ends of the material through its loops.
Climbers must make sure that all knots are both secure and of types that will not weaken the rope.Loopnoun
The opening so formed.
Knotnoun
A tangled clump.
The nurse was brushing knots from the protesting child's hair.Loopnoun
A shape produced by a curve that bends around and crosses itself.
Arches, loops, and whorls are patterns found in fingerprints.Knotnoun
A maze-like pattern.
Loopnoun
A ring road or beltway.
Knotnoun
(mathematics) A non-self-intersecting closed curve in (e.g., three-dimensional) space that is an abstraction of a knot (in sense 1 above).
A knot can be defined as a non-self-intersecting broken line whose endpoints coincide: when such a knot is constrained to lie in a plane, then it is simply a polygon.A knot in its original sense can be modeled as a mathematical knot (or link) as follows: if the knot is made with a single piece of rope, then abstract the shape of that rope and then extend the working end to merge it with the standing end, yielding a mathematical knot. If the knot is attached to a metal ring, then that metal ring can be modeled as a trivial knot and the pair of knots become a link. If more than one mathematical knot (or link) can be thus obtained, then the simplest one (avoiding detours) is probably the one which one would want.Loopnoun
An endless strip of tape or film allowing continuous repetition.
Knotnoun
A difficult situation.
I got into a knot when I inadvertently insulted a policeman.Loopnoun
A complete circuit for an electric current.
Knotnoun
The whorl left in lumber by the base of a branch growing out of the tree's trunk.
When preparing to tell stories at a campfire, I like to set aside a pile of pine logs with lots of knots, since they burn brighter and make dramatic pops and cracks.Loopnoun
(programming) A programmed sequence of instructions that is repeated until or while a particular condition is satisfied.
Knotnoun
Local swelling in a tissue area, especially skin, often due to injury.
Jeremy had a knot on his head where he had bumped it on the bedframe.Loopnoun
(graph theory) An edge that begins and ends on the same vertex.
Knotnoun
A protuberant joint in a plant.
Loopnoun
(topology) A path that starts and ends at the same point.
Knotnoun
Any knob, lump, swelling, or protuberance.
Loopnoun
(transportation) A bus or rail route, walking route, etc. that starts and ends at the same point.
Knotnoun
The point on which the action of a story depends; the gist of a matter.
the knot of the taleLoopnoun
(algebra) A quasigroup with an identity element.
Knotnoun
(engineering) A node.
Loopnoun
A loop-shaped intrauterine device.
Knotnoun
A kind of epaulet; a shoulder knot.
Loopnoun
An aerobatic maneuver in which an aircraft flies a circular path in a vertical plane.
Knotnoun
A group of people or things.
Loopnoun
A small, narrow opening; a loophole.
Knotnoun
A bond of union; a connection; a tie.
Loopnoun
alternative form of loup|nodot=yes(mass of iron).
Knotnoun
(nautical) A unit of speed, equal to one nautical mile per hour. (From the practice of counting the number of knots in the log-line (as it plays out) in a standard time. Traditionally spaced at one every 1/120th of a mile.)
Cedric claimed his old yacht could make 12 knots.''Loopnoun
(biochemistry) A flexible region in a protein's secondary structure.
Knotnoun
(slang) A nautical mile incorrectly
Loopverb
(transitive) To form something into a loop.
Knotnoun
One of a variety of shore birds; the red-breasted sandpiper (variously Calidris canutus or Tringa canutus).
Loopverb
(transitive) To fasten or encircle something with a loop.
Knotverb
To form into a knot; to tie with a knot or knots.
We knotted the ends of the rope to keep it from unravelling.Loopverb
(transitive) To fly an aircraft in a loop.
Knotverb
To form wrinkles in the forehead, as a sign of concentration, concern, surprise, etc.
She knotted her brow in concentration while attempting to unravel the tangled strands.Loopverb
(transitive) To move something in a loop.
Knotverb
To unite closely; to knit together.
Loopverb
(transitive) To join electrical components to complete a circuit.
Knotverb
To entangle or perplex; to puzzle.
Loopverb
(transitive) To duplicate the route of a pipeline.
Knotnoun
a tight cluster of people or things;
a small knot of women listened to his sermonLoopverb
(transitive) To create an error in a computer program so that it runs in an endless loop and the computer freezes up.
Knotnoun
any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
Loopverb
(intransitive) To form a loop.
Knotnoun
a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged;
the saw buckled when it hit a knotLoopverb
(intransitive) To move in a loop.
The program loops until the user presses a key.Knotnoun
something twisted and tight and swollen;
their muscles stood out in knotsthe old man's fists were two great gnarlshis stomach was in knotsLoopnoun
fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
Knotnoun
a unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude; 1,852 meters
Loopnoun
anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself)
Knotnoun
soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design
Loopnoun
(computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated;
the solution took hundreds of iterationsKnotnoun
a sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere
Loopnoun
an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan);
he's no longer in the loopKnotverb
make into knots; make knots out of;
She knotted der fingersLoopnoun
the basic pattern of the human fingerprint
Knotverb
tie or fasten into a knot;
knot the shoelacesLoopnoun
a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied
Knotverb
tangle or complicate;
a ravelled storyLoopnoun
the topology of a network whose components are connected in a loop
Loopnoun
an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop
Loopnoun
a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates
Loopnoun
a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane
Loopverb
move in loops;
The bicycle looped around the treeLoopverb
make a loop in;
loop a ropeLoopverb
fly loops, perform a loop;
the stunt pilot looped his planeLoopverb
wind around something in coils or loops
Loopverb
fasten or join with a loop;
He looped the watch through his belt
