CLOSED-CHAIN Synonyms

• having the shape or form of a circle

• an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution

• describing a circle; moving in a circle

• joined or linked together

• being joined in close association

• wired together to an alarm system

• plugged in

• stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with a central computer

• conforming to the Carnot cycle

• forming a whorl or having parts arranged in a whorl

• of a compound having atoms arranged in a ring structure

• recurring in cycles

• marked by repeated cycles

• closed in or surrounded or included within

• shaped like a ring

• having colored rings around the body

• wearing a wedding ring; lawfully married

• fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines

• anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself)

• (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated

• an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan)

• the basic pattern of the human fingerprint

• a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied

• the topology of a network whose components are serially connected in such a way that the last component is connected to the first component

• an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop

• a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates

• a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane

• move in loops

• make a loop in

• fly loops, perform a loop

• wind around something in coils or loops

• fasten or join with a loop

• having atoms linked by bonds represented in circular or triangular form