Dictionary definition · closure
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"
- a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
- 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
- something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making"they finally reached a settlement with the union"
- an obstruction in a pipe or tube"we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"
- the act of blocking
- termination of operations"they regretted the closure of the day care center"
verb
- terminate debate by calling for a vote"debate was closured"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).