Loom (disambiguation)
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A loom
is a device used to weave cloth.
Loom may also refer to:
In culture and entertainment:
Loom
A loom is a device used to weave cloth. The basic purpose of any loom is to hold the warp threads under tension to facilitate the interweaving of the weft threads...
is a device used to weave cloth.
Loom may also refer to:
- Loom, West VirginiaLoom, West VirginiaLoom is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA. Loom is located between Capon Bridge and Hanging Rock along the Northwestern Turnpike on the western flanks of Cooper Mountain...
- A wiring loom (cable harnessCable HarnessA cable harness, also known as a wire harness, cable assembly, wiring assembly or wiring loom,is a string of cables and/or wires which transmit informational signals or operating currents...
), an electrical cable assembly or harness - LOOM (ontology)LOOM (ontology)Loom or LOOM is a knowledge representation language developed by researchers in the Artificial Intelligence research group at the University of Southern California's Information Sciences Institute...
- A variant spelling of loonLoonThe loons or divers are a group of aquatic birds found in many parts of North America and northern Eurasia...
, especially for the GuillemotGuillemotGuillemots is the common name for several species of seabird in the auk family . In British use, the term comprises two genera: Uria and Cepphus. In North America the Uria species are called "murres" and only the Cepphus species are called "guillemots"...
and the Red-throated DiverRed-throated DiverThe Red-throated Loon or Red-throated Diver is a migratory aquatic bird found in the northern hemisphere. It breeds primarily in Arctic regions, and winters in northern coastal waters. It is the most widely distributed member of the loon or diver family. Ranging from in length, the Red-throated... - The shaft of an oarOarAn oar is an implement used for water-borne propulsion. Oars have a flat blade at one end. Oarsmen grasp the oar at the other end. The difference between oars and paddles are that paddles are held by the paddler, and are not connected with the vessel. Oars generally are connected to the vessel by...
usually made of ash or spruce that rests in the rowlockRowlockA rowlock or oarlock is a brace that attaches an oar to a boat. When a boat is rowed, the rowlock acts as a fulcrum, and, in doing so, the propulsive force that the rower exerts on the water with the oar is transferred to the boat by the thrust force exerted on the rowlock.On ordinary rowing...
and stretches between the handle and the blade. - The penisPenisThe penis is a biological feature of male animals including both vertebrates and invertebrates...
, this term was used between 1400- 1600 according to Etymology Online as at that time loom, derived from O.E. ge-loma, referred to tools and utensils of any kind. See also:- heirloomHeirloomIn popular usage, an heirloom is something, perhaps an antique or some kind of jewelry, that has been passed down for generations through family members....
In culture and entertainment:
- Loom (video game), a graphical adventure game
- Light Opera of ManhattanLight Opera of ManhattanLight Opera of Manhattan, known as LOOM, was an Off-Broadway repertory theatre company that produced light operas, including the works of Gilbert and Sullivan and European and American operettas, 52 weeks per year, in New York City between 1968 and 1989....
- In the expanded universeExpanded UniverseThe term Expanded Universe is generally used to denote the 'extension' of a media franchise with other media...
of the British science fictionScience fictionScience fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
television series Doctor WhoDoctor WhoDoctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
, Looms are machines which synthesise genetic material to create Time LordTime LordThe Time Lords are an ancient extraterrestrial race and civilization of humanoids in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, of which the series' eponymous protagonist, the Doctor, is a member...
s; see Other (Doctor Who)Other (Doctor Who)The Other is a fictional character in the expanded universe of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. A legendary figure in Time Lord history, the Other does not appear in the television series itself, but is mentioned several times in the spin-off media based on the...
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