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English noun: closure | |||
| 1. | closure (act) approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap | ||
| Samples | The ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision. | ||
| Synonyms | closing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | approach, approaching, coming | ||
| 2. | closure (communication) a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body | ||
| Synonyms | cloture, gag law, gag rule | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | order, parliamentary law, parliamentary procedure, rules of order | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | closure by compartment, guillotine | ||
| 3. | closure (cognition) 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 | ||
| Synonyms | law of closure | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | Gestalt law of organization, Gestalt principle of organization | ||
| 4. | closure (cognition) something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | resolution, settlement | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | deciding, decision making | ||
| 5. | closure (artifact) an obstruction in a pipe or tube | ||
| Samples | We had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe. | ||
| Synonyms | block, blockage, occlusion, stop, stoppage | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | breech closer, breechblock, plug, stopper, stopple, vapor lock, vapour lock | ||
| 6. | closure (act) the act of blocking | ||
| Synonyms | blockage, occlusion | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | obstruction | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | implosion | ||
| 7. | closure (act) termination of operations | ||
| Samples | They regretted the closure of the day care center. | ||
| Synonyms | closedown, closing, shutdown | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conclusion, ending, termination | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bank closing, layoff, plant closing | ||
English verb: closure | |||
| 1. | closure (change) terminate debate by calling for a vote | ||
| Samples | Debate was closured. Cloture the discussion. | ||
| Synonyms | cloture | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | end, terminate | ||
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