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1. (n.) closure
the act of closing; the state of being closed.
2. closure
a bringing to an end; conclusion.
3. closure
something that closes or shuts.
4. closure
a blockage of the flow of air by contact between vocal organs in producing a sound.
5. closure
a cloture.
6. closure
the property of being closed with respect to a particular mathematical operation.
7. closure
the tendency to see an entire figure even though the picture of it is incomplete, based primarily on the viewer's past experience.
8. closure
a sense of certainty or completeness:
a need for closure.
9. closure
Obs. something that encloses; enclosure.
10. (v.t.) closure
to cloture.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < MF < L clausūra. See close , -ure)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) closing, closure
approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap
"the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision"
2. (noun) closure, cloture, gag rule, gag law
a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
3. (noun) closure, law of closure
a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric
4. (noun) settlement, resolution, closure
something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
"they finally reached a settlement with the union"; "they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences"; "he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure"
5. (noun) blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage
an obstruction in a pipe or tube
"we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"
6. (noun) blockage, closure, occlusion
the act of blocking
7. (verb) closure, closedown, closing, shutdown
termination of operations
"they regretted the closure of the day care center"
8. (verb) closure, cloture
terminate debate by calling for a vote
"debate was closured"; "cloture the discussion"
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1. (noun) closure
the act of closing
factories facing closure; the closure of four hospitals
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) closure
the act of shutting; a closing; as, the closure of a chink
2. (verb) closure
that which closes or shuts; that by which separate parts are fastened or closed
3. (verb) closure
that which incloses or confines; an inclosure
4. (verb) closure
a conclusion; an end
5. (verb) closure
a method of putting an end to debate and securing an immediate vote upon a measure before a legislative body. It is similar in effect to the previous question. It was first introduced into the British House of Commons in 1882. The French word cloture was originally applied to this proceeding
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The Standard Electrical Dictionary |
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1. closure
The closing or completion of a circuit by depressing a key or moving a switch.
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. closure
In transportation, the process of a unit arriving at a specified location. It begins when the first element arrives at a designated location, e.g., port of entry and/or port of departure, intermediate stops, or final destination, and ends when the last element does likewise. For the purposes of studies and command post exercises, a unit is considered essentially closed after 95 percent of its movement requirements for personnel and equipment are completed.
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Sense: an act of closing
the closure of a factory.
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 Afrikaans: sluiting |
 Arabic: إغلاق، إقْفال |
 Bulgarian: затваряне |
 Brazilian: encerramento |
 Czech: (u)zavření |
 German: die Stillegung |
 Danish: nedlukning |
 Greek: (οριστικό) κλείσιμο |
 Spanish: cierre |
 Estonian: sulgemine |
 Farsi: بستن |
 Finnish: sulkeutuminen, päättämine |
 French: fermeture |
 Hebrew: סְגִירָה |
 Hindi: समापन |
 Croatian: zatvaranje |
 Hungarian: bezárás |
 Indonesian: penutupan |
 Icelandic: lokun |
 Italian: chiusura |
 Japanese: 閉鎖 |
 Korean: 폐쇄 |
 Lithuanian: uždarymas |
 Latvian: slēgšana |
 Malay: penutupan |
 Dutch: sluiting |
 Norwegian: stenging, lukking |
 Polish: zamknięcie |
 Persian: بستن |
 Pashto: پاى: دبحث ختمونه (په شورا |
 Portuguese: encerramento |
 Romanian: închidere |
 Russian: закрытие |
 Slovak: uzavretie |
 Slovenian: zaprtje |
 Serbian: zatvaranje |
 Swedish: stängning |
 Thai: การยุติ |
 Turkish: kapa(n)ma |
 Taiwanese: 關閉 |
 Ukrainian: закриття |
 Urdu: بند کرنے کا عمل |
 Vietnamese: sự đóng kín; sự bế mạc |
 Chinese: 关闭 |
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