Loop vs Spiral - What's the difference?
loop | spiral | Synonyms |
A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening.
The opening so formed.
A shape produced by a curve that bends around and crosses itself.
A ring road or beltway.
An endless strip of tape or film allowing continuous repetition.
A complete circuit for an electric current.
(programming) A programmed sequence of instructions that is repeated until or while a particular condition is satisfied.
(graph theory) An edge that begins and ends on the same vertex.
(topology) A path that starts and ends at the same point.
(algebra) A quasigroup with an identity element.
A loop-shaped intrauterine device.
An aerobatic maneuver in which an aircraft flies a circular path in a vertical plane.
A small, narrow opening; a loophole.
* Shakespeare
(mass of iron).
To form something into a loop.
To fasten or encircle something with a loop.
To fly an aircraft in a loop.
To move something in a loop.
To join electrical components to complete a circuit.
To form a loop.
To move in a loop.
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(geometry) A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.
(informal) A helix.
A self-sustaining process with a lot of momentum involved, so it is difficult to accelerate or stop it at once.
Helical, like a spiral
To move along the path of a spiral or helix.
(figuratively) To increase continually.
Spiral is a synonym of loop.
In intransitive terms the difference between loop and spiral
is that loop is to move in a loop while spiral is to move along the path of a spiral or helix.As nouns the difference between loop and spiral
is that loop is a length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening while spiral is a curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.As verbs the difference between loop and spiral
is that loop is to form something into a loop while spiral is to move along the path of a spiral or helix.As an adjective spiral is
helical, like a spiral.loop
English
Noun
(en noun)- Arches, loops , and whorls are patterns found in fingerprints.
- And stop all sight-holes, every loop from whence / The eye of Reason may pry in upon us.
Derived terms
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(en verb)- The program loops until the user presses a key.
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Derived terms
* loop in * loop the loopSee also
*spiral
English
(wikipedia spiral)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* death spiral * downward spiral * graveyard spiral * spiral staircase * upward spiralAdjective
(-)Verb
- The falling leaves spiralled down from the tree.
- Her debts were spiralling out of control.
