Thesaurus: closure

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1. v. t. The act of shutting; a closing; as, the closure of a chink.
2. v. t. That which closes or shuts; that by which separate parts are fastened or closed.
3. v. t. That which incloses or confines; an inclosure.
4. v. t. A conclusion; an end.
5. v. t. 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.
6. n. approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap
7. n. a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
8. n. 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
9. n. something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
10. n. an obstruction in a pipe or tube
11. n. the act of blocking
12. n. termination of operations