noun
approaching a particular destination
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- a coming closer
- a narrowing of a gap
- the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision
noun
a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
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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
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law of closure
noun
something settled or resolved
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- 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
noun
an obstruction in a pipe or tube
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- we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe
noun
the act of blocking
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noun
termination of operations
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- they regretted the closure of the day care center
verb
terminate debate by calling for a vote
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- debate was closured
- cloture the discussion