| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Inductive loop | Building & Civil Engineering | A high frequency signal line, installed between the rails in overlapping loops, an used in Automatic Train Control systems for signal transmissions between vehicles/trains and wayside control. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Inductive loop detector | Transportation | Coil of cable embedded in the pavement surface that creates a magnetic field. Vehicle is detected when this magnetic field is disrupted. (references) | |
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