looping

English

Etymology 1

Verb

looping

  1. present participle and gerund of loop
Derived terms

Noun

looping (plural loopings)

  1. Something that loops; a looped pattern or action.
  2. (aviation) A loop (aerobatic maneuver).
  3. (education) The practice of having a teacher remain with the same group of students for more than one school year.

Etymology 2

Compare Dutch loopen (“to run”).

Noun

looping

  1. The running together of ore into a mass, when the ore is only heated for calcination.

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English looping, from the phrase looping the loop.

Pronunciation

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Noun

looping m (plural loopings, diminutive loopinkje n)

  1. loop-the-loop (manoeuvre or amusement ride feature involving a vertical loop)

Further reading

French

Pronunciation

Noun

looping m (plural loopings)

  1. loop-the-loop

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree
English loop
French loopingbor.?
Portuguese looping

    Possibly borrowed from French looping, from English loop.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    looping m (plural loopings)

    1. loop (aircraft manoeuvre)
      Synonym: loop

    Further reading

    Romanian

    Etymology

      Borrowed from English looping or French looping.

      Noun

      looping n (plural loopinguri)

      1. loop (aerobatic maneuver in an aircraft)

      Declension

      singular plural
      indefinite definite indefinite definite
      nominative-accusative looping loopingul loopinguri loopingurile
      genitive-dative looping loopingului loopinguri loopingurilor
      vocative loopingule loopingurilor
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