'Closure' definitions:
Definition of 'closure'
(from WordNet)
noun
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" [syn: closing, closure]
noun
A rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body [syn: closure, cloture, gag rule, gag law]
noun
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 [syn: closure, law of closure]
noun
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" [syn: settlement, resolution, closure]
noun
An obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe" [syn: blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage]
noun
noun
Termination of operations; "they regretted the closure of the day care center" [syn: closure, closedown, closing, shutdown]
verb
Terminate debate by calling for a vote; "debate was closured"; "cloture the discussion" [syn: closure, cloture]
Definition of 'Closure'
From: GCIDE
- Closure \Clo"sure\ (kl[=o]"zh[-u]r; 135), n. [Of. closure, L. clausura, fr. clauedere to shut. See Close, v. t.]
- 1. The act of shutting; a closing; as, the closure of a chink. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which closes or shuts; that by which separate parts are fastened or closed. [1913 Webster]
- Without a seal, wafer, or any closure whatever. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 3. That which incloses or confines; an inclosure. [1913 Webster]
- O thou bloody prison . . . Within the guilty closure of thy walls Richard the Second here was hacked to death. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 4. A conclusion; an end. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Parliamentary Practice) 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 cl[^o]ture was originally applied to this proceeding. [1913 Webster]
- 6. (Math.) the property of being mathematically closed under some operation; -- said of sets. [PJC]
- 7. (Math.) the intersection of all closed sets containing the given set. [PJC]
- 8. (Psychol.) achievement of a sense of completeness and release from tension due to uncertainty; as, the closure afforded by the funeral of a loved one; also, the sense of completion thus achieved. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'closure'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accomplishment,
- ankle,
- arrest,
- arrestation,
- arrestment,
- articulation,
- blockage,
- blocking,
- boundary,
- butt,
- cease,
- cervix,
- cessation,
- check,
- clinch,
- clogging,
- close,
- closing,
- closing up,
- completion,
- conclusion,
- connecting link,
- connecting rod,
- connection,
- constriction,
- consummation,
- coupling,
- cramp,
- culmination,
- delay,
- desistance,
- detainment,
- detention,
- dovetail,
- elbow,
- embrace,
- end,
- ending,
- fixation,
- foot-dragging,
- fulfillment,
- gliding joint,
- hampering,
- hindering,
- hindrance,
- hinge,
- hinged joint,
- hip,
- holdback,
- holdup,
- impediment,
- inhibition,
- interface,
- interference,
- interruption,
- join,
- joining,
- joint,
- juncture,
- knee,
- knuckle,
- let,
- link,
- miter,
- mortise,
- neck,
- negativism,
- nuisance value,
- obstruction,
- obstructionism,
- occlusion,
- opposition,
- perfection,
- pivot,
- pivot joint,
- rabbet,
- realization,
- repression,
- resistance,
- restraint,
- restriction,
- retardation,
- retardment,
- scarf,
- seam,
- setback,
- shoulder,
- squeeze,
- stitch,
- stop,
- stranglehold,
- stricture,
- suppression,
- suture,
- symphysis,
- termination,
- tie rod,
- toggle,
- toggle joint,
- topping-off,
- union,
- weld,
- wrist