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closure
[ kloh-zher ]
noun
- the act of closing; the state of being closed.
- a bringing to an end; conclusion.
- something that closes or shuts.
- an architectural screen or parapet, especially one standing free between columns or piers.
- Phonetics. an occlusion of the vocal tract as an articulatory feature of a particular speech sound. Compare constriction ( def 5 ).
- Parliamentary Procedure. a cloture.
- Surveying. completion of a closed traverse in such a way that the point of origin and the endpoint coincide within an acceptably small margin of error. Compare error of closure.
- Mathematics.
- the property of being closed with respect to a particular operation.
- the intersection of all closed sets that contain a given set.
- Psychology.
- the tendency to see an entire figure even though the picture of it is incomplete, based primarily on the viewer's past experience.
- a sense of psychological certainty or completeness:
a need for closure.
- Obsolete. something that encloses or shuts in; enclosure.
verb (used with or without object)
- Parliamentary Procedure. to cloture.
closure
/ ˈkləʊʒə /
noun
- the act of closing or the state of being closed
- an end or conclusion
- something that closes or shuts, such as a cap or seal for a container
- (in a deliberative body) a procedure by which debate may be halted and an immediate vote taken See also cloture guillotine gag rule
- the resolution of a significant event or relationship in a person's life
- a sense of contentment experienced after such a resolution
- geology the vertical distance between the crest of an anticline and the lowest contour that surrounds it
- phonetics the obstruction of the breath stream at some point along the vocal tract, such as the complete occlusion preliminary to the articulation of a stop
- logic
- the closed sentence formed from a given open sentence by prefixing universal or existential quantifiers to bind all its free variables
- the process of forming such a closed sentence
- maths
- the smallest closed set containing a given set
- the operation of forming such a set
- psychol the tendency, first noted by Gestalt psychologists, to see an incomplete figure like a circle with a gap in it as more complete than it is
verb
- tr (in a deliberative body) to end (debate) by closure
Other Words From
- non·closure noun
- pre·closure noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of closure1
Example Sentences
Researchers have investigated just this kind of mass firing event, like a factory closure where an entire workforce is shown the door at the same time.
Dr Morrison added the issues that contributed to the problem included closure of community sport facilities and the easy access to unhealthy foods.
A lot has been written about layoffs and studio closures in the video games industry, but Brian points out that many websites and magazines dedicated to it have also closed.
Most of the closures were in rural areas.
A number of crime scenes have been set up in the area as inquiries continue and road closures remain in place as officers gather evidence.
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