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closure

closure

27 4.4
A blockage that stops liquid or air moving through a pipe
  • noun
  • /ˈkloʊʒər/
translation icon : obstrucción
  • However, only 118 (45%) said their coach provided a closure session where the day's activities were reviewed.
  • complete closure
  • wound closure
  • surgical closure

That door closure sounds like it belongs on a car of this price tag.

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Examples

  • Emergency bulkhead closure in progress.

  • Today marks the first day of the U.S. border closure.

  • Check all vents and closures.

  • People were not free to disregard your vaccine, mask or business or school closure mandates.

  • A landslide forced the closure of the highway between Kimberly and Lehman.

  • Dail slipped the harp carefully into the case and tied the closure strings.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Winter storms blanketed parts of the Northeast yesterday... resulting in highway closures in several states... along the eastern seaboard.

  • Simple hand tightening enables the closure to handle 10,000 psi pressures.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The heavy snowfall caused a complete closure of the main roads, making travel impossible.

  • Due to the ongoing construction, there will be a temporary closure of the entire downtown area for the next two weeks.

Synonyms

closing
vsclosure
305 2.3

The last part when something ends, for example a meeting

is about blocking passages or flow rather than ending events or sessions
obstruction
vsclosure
43 4.4

A thing that blocks a passage like a pipe or artery

focuses more on flow and making openings impassable rather than general hindrance
blockage
vsclosure
38 4.1

Something that blocks a pipe or blood vessel and stops flow

also covers the action that makes an opening no longer open, not only objects
bottleneck
vsclosure
21 4.6

A narrow place, like where lanes merge, that slows movement

is about complete blocking or the act of stopping flow rather than slowing
blocking
vsclosure
18 3.4

Stopping a player from moving by standing in front of them

also applies to objects and flow blockages, not only human physical obstruction
sealing
vsclosure
9 3.2

Putting a material on something to keep water out

is a general term for blocking or creating an obstruction not just waterproofing
occlusion
vsclosure
  • Specialized
3 8.7

Something that blocks a tube like a pipe or blood vessel and stops flow

is more general and covers acts and ordinary obstructions outside medicine
shutting
vsclosure
3 1.0

An action that makes something closed like a door or book

also names an object that physically prevents flow in a passage or pipe
closing off
vsclosure
3 5.2

An action that stops people from entering a place or communicating

is mainly about blocking passages or flow rather than just isolating areas
enclosure
vsclosure
2 4.4

Closing off an area by surrounding it with a fence or barrier

refers to stopping passage or flow not merely to surround and contain
constriction
vsclosure
  • Specialized
1 6.5

A narrowing in a tube or pipe that reduces flow

refers to complete stoppage or the act that stops flow rather than just narrowing
stoppage
vsclosure
  • Specialized
1 5.0

Something that blocks a pipe so water or gas cannot flow

is broader and covers acts and obstructions beyond pipes or fluids

Antonyms

179 1.0

A space that lets people move through, for example a door

Compounds

A way to stop debate on parts of a bill so it can pass faster

6.1

A sudden eye condition when the coloured part blocks fluid drainage, causing a rapid rise in pressure inside the eye

law of closure
  • Specialized
7.7

A tendency to see an incomplete shape as a whole when your mind fills gaps

How Closed

closure
27 4.4
to seal
457 2.5
blockage
38 4.1
opening
179 1.0

Surface Forms

closure singular
closures plural

Morphology

closure = close (transparent) = close + ure

The word 'closure' is transparently derived from 'close' with the suffix '-ure' indicating the act or process.

Etymology

Closure comes from the Latin claudere, 'to shut', and shares the root with close. A closure in a pipe or road is a literal 'shutting' that stops the flow or passage.