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closure

UK
/ˈkləʊʒə/
US
/ˈkloʊʒər/

Translations

closurenoun
closures
pl
UK
/ˈkləʊʒə/
US
/ˈkloʊʒər/
clôtureSens de conclusion, de dénouement ou de résolution, surtout en contexte narratif ou psychologique.
After the trial, the victim's family finally felt a sense of closure.
Après le procès, la famille de la victime a enfin ressenti une forme de clôture.
fermetureDispositif ou pièce servant à fermer un objet, un contenant ou un emballage.
The bottle's closure was difficult to open without a tool.
La fermeture de la bouteille était difficile à ouvrir sans outil.
clôtureParlementaire.
The speaker put the question to closure after hours of discussion.
Le président a mis la question aux voix pour clôture après des heures de discussion.
fermetureAction ou fait de fermer ; emploi courant.
The sudden closure of the factory left many workers unemployed.
La fermeture soudaine de l’usine a laissé de nombreux ouvriers sans emploi.
adhérenceMathématiques, topologie.
The closure of an open interval (0,1) is the closed interval [0,1].
L’adhérence d’un intervalle ouvert (0,1) est l’intervalle fermé [0,1].
fermetureInformatique, programmation.
JavaScript relies heavily on closures to preserve state between function calls.
JavaScript repose largement sur les fermetures pour préserver l’état entre les appels de fonction.
Synonyms
termination
finish
end
wrap-up
resolution
finalization
conclusion
completion
closureverb
closured
Past Simple
closured
Past Participle
closuring
Gerund
Primarily in parliamentary context, meaning to end debate by applying closure.
clôturerParlementaire.
The committee voted to closure the discussion and proceed to a vote.
Le comité a voté pour clôturer la discussion et passer au vote.
closureadjective
UK
/ˈkləʊʒə/
US
/ˈkloʊʒɚ/
Used attributively before nouns to denote something related to or intended for closing.
de fermetureS’emploie pour ce qui sert à fermer ou à obturer.
The engineer inspected the closure mechanism for defects.
L’ingénieur a inspecté le mécanisme de fermeture pour détecter d’éventuels défauts.

Definitions

closurenoun
The act or process of closing something, especially an institution, thoroughfare, or frontier, or of being closed.
The sudden closure of the factory left many workers unemployed.
A sense of resolution or conclusion at the end of an artistic work or a traumatic experience.
After the trial, the victim's family finally felt a sense of closure.
A device or fixture used to close something, such as a cap or lid.
The bottle's closure was difficult to open without a tool.
The parliamentary procedure of terminating debate and taking an immediate vote on a motion.
The speaker put the question to closure after hours of discussion.
In mathematics, the smallest closed set containing a given set, or the operation of forming such a set.
The closure of an open interval (0,1) is the closed interval [0,1].
In computer science, a function together with the environment in which it was created so that it can access those captured variables when invoked.
JavaScript relies heavily on closures to preserve state between function calls.
closureverb
To terminate debate on (a motion) by invoking the parliamentary rule of closure.
The committee voted to closure the discussion and proceed to a vote.
closureadjective
Relating to or used for closing or sealing.
The engineer inspected the closure mechanism for defects.
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