Loom — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile

come into view indistinctly, often threateningly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈuːm/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈuːm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈuːm/

1 syllable Say it as /lˈuːm/.

Examples

Another air plane loomed into the sky
The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain
Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tower brood hover bulk large hulk predominate

Parts of Speech

noun	a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile
verb	come into view indistinctly, often threateningly “Another air plane loomed into the sky”
verb	appear very large or occupy a commanding position “The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain”
verb	hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing “The terrible vision brooded over her all day long”
verb	weave on a loom “materials loomed in Egypt”

Word Forms

tower	noun	anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
predomination	noun	the quality of being more noticeable than anything else
hulk	noun	a very large person; impressive in size or qualities

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Webstuhl

eine Textilmaschine zum Weben von Garn zu einem Textil

🇫🇷French

métier à tisser

une machine textile pour tisser du fil dans un textile

🇪🇸Spanish

telar

una máquina textil para tejer hilo en un tejido

🇮🇹Italian

telaio

una macchina tessile per tessere il filo in un tessuto

🇳🇱Dutch

weefgetouw

een textielmachine voor het weven van garen tot textiel

🇵🇹Portuguese

tear

uma máquina têxtil para tecer fios em têxteis

🇷🇺Russian

ткацкий станок

текстильная машина для переплетения пряжи в ткань

India

🇮🇳Hindi

करघा

कपड़ा बनाने के लिए सूत बुनने की एक कपड़ा मशीन

🇧🇩Bengali

তাঁত

একটি টেক্সটাইল মধ্যে সুতা বয়ন জন্য একটি টেক্সটাইল মেশিন

🇮🇳Tamil

தறி

ஒரு ஜவுளியில் நூல் நெசவு செய்வதற்கான ஒரு துணி இயந்திரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

మగ్గం

నూలును వస్త్రంగా నేయడానికి ఒక వస్త్ర యంత్రం

🇮🇳Marathi

यंत्रमाग

कापडात सूत विणण्यासाठी कापड यंत्र

🇮🇳Gujarati

લૂમ

કાપડમાં યાર્ન વણાટવા માટેનું કાપડ મશીન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಗ್ಗ

ನೂಲನ್ನು ಜವಳಿಯಾಗಿ ನೇಯ್ಗೆ ಮಾಡುವ ಜವಳಿ ಯಂತ್ರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തറി

തുണിയിൽ നൂൽ നെയ്യുന്നതിനുള്ള ഒരു തുണി യന്ത്രം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੂਮ

ਇੱਕ ਟੈਕਸਟਾਈਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਧਾਗੇ ਨੂੰ ਬੁਣਨ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਟੈਕਸਟਾਈਲ ਮਸ਼ੀਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

لوم

ٹیکسٹائل میں سوت بنانے کے لیے ایک ٹیکسٹائل مشین

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

织布机

用于将纱线织成纺织品的纺织机

🇯🇵Japanese

織機

糸を織って織物にするための繊維機械

🇰🇷Korean

직조기

실을 짜서 직물을 만드는 직물 기계

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khung cửi

một máy dệt để dệt sợi thành vải

🇹🇭Thai

เครื่องทอผ้า

เครื่องจักรทอผ้าสำหรับทอเส้นด้ายให้เป็นสิ่งทอ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mesin tenun

mesin tekstil untuk menenun benang menjadi tekstil

🇵🇭Filipino

habihan

isang textile machine para sa paghabi ng sinulid sa isang tela

🇲🇾Malay

mesin tenun

mesin tekstil untuk menganyam benang menjadi tekstil

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تلوح في الأفق

ماكينة نسيج لنسج الخيوط وتحويلها إلى نسيج

🇮🇷Persian

بافندگی

دستگاه نساجی برای بافتن نخ به پارچه

🇹🇷Turkish

tezgâh

bir tekstile iplik dokumak için bir tekstil makinesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

נוֹל

מכונת טקסטיל לאריגת חוט לטקסטיל

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The primary meaning of 'loom' is 'a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile'.

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