Word Finder - closure

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An event or occurrence that signifies an ending.

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A feeling of completeness; the experience of an emotional conclusion, usually to a difficult period.

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A device to facilitate temporary and repeatable opening and closing.

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An abstraction that represents a function within an environment, a context consisting of the variables that are both bound at a particular time during the execution of the program and that are within the function's scope.

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The smallest set that both includes a given subset and possesses some given property.

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(of a set) The smallest closed set which contains the given set.

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The act of shutting; a closing.

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the closure of a door, or of a chink

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That which closes or shuts; that by which separate parts are fastened or closed.

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That which encloses or confines; an enclosure.

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A method of ending a parliamentary debate and securing an immediate vote upon a measure before a legislative body.

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The process whereby the reader of a comic book infers the sequence of events by looking at the picture panels.

During the closure period traffic diversions will be in place.

In July 2003, the BBC announced the closure of Blue Peter magazine.

The Senate rules have no provision for the closure of debate, nor any limitation on the length either of a debate or of a speech.

Closed wounds At the end of an operation wound edges are brought together in direct apposition (primary wound closure ).

In 2002 the Government seemed at last to see reason and announced its impending closure.

Anita goes off the rails; her desire for closure and some sort of answers becomes almost pathological.

A Velcro closure allows for easy on and off access.

Figure 3. Length of the procedure n=53 The length of procedure was calculated from the time of the first angiogram to groin closure.

As I recall this followed the threatened closure of the SAC Veterinary Science Division Center in Thurso.

You have no sense of closure which may fuel your anger.

Keep in mind that square invitations and invitations with a hard element (e.g. button closure, charm, etc.) are subject to additional postage charges.

This Leather Satchel from Overstock is roomy enough for all you belongings and has a convenient clip closure.

Landfills are expensive to operate and require aftercare for many years following closure, in order to monitor leachate and gases such as methane.

They are also a great way to bring closure to a major life experience.

In addition, your favorite girl will love the raincoat's easy zippered closure and large flap pockets.

They are made of cotton twill and have a zipper and front button closure.

Make sure the zip closure bag is zipped completely shut.

The Group has also included in this figure asset write-downs of £ 236k associated with the planned closure of its Japanese subsidiary.

Closure of the reactors by 2009 would allow Sellafield to reprocess all remaining Magnox fuel before the 2020 " near zero " deadline.

Graber has described a similar method of dorsal closure in the saw-fly Hylotoma.

The alluvial portion of the state, especially below the mouth of the Red river, is an intricate network of these bayous, which, before their closure by a levee system, served partially, in time of flood, to carry off the escaping surplus of river waters.

On the 10th of July the four signatory powers of the convention of London signed a protocol recording the closure of the incident (protocole de cloture), and on the 13th France united with them in signing another protocol (protocole des detroits) by which the powers engaged to respect the principle proclaimed by the sultan as to the closing of the Dardanelles to foreign warships.

The state of closure of the valves of the shell is not, therefore, one of rest; when it is at rest - that is, when there is no muscular effort - the valves of a Lamellibranch are slightly gaping, and are closed by the action of the adductors when the animal is disturbed.

He led a strong fight against the ministerial bills introduced to take advantage of the Parliament Act, and protested vehemently against the relentless closure by which they were driven through the House of Commons.

Cwmbelan School Log Books School reopened after an extra weeks closure owing to outbreak of war.

Recently reprieved from closure, the Zoo has two lovely rooms for your Wedding Ceremony.

The first ground for closure (the Appellant failing to notify the Respondents) has been fully made out.

It comes with a quick-release system and a sturdy strap, and Ortlieb 's roll-top closure.

New migraine after septal closure is not confined to the Norwegian study [8 ].

Mr Simmons also reported on the closure of a knacker 's yard situated adjacent to a domestic slaughterhouse.

Smithy Bridge was re-opened on 10th December after 9 month 's closure.

Closure Emma is haunted by memories of the death of sister while she and Frank hunt a spree killer.

Enacting legislation to protect dismissed workers by standardizing factory closure procedures to minimize the adverse social impact.

Occlusion may lead to increased resistance to gas exchange, or may prevent full stomatal closure, leading to water stress.

The substation of SR origin formerly resided on the right, but had succumbed many years before the station 's closure.

We heard of another unit apparently under threat of closure, in a county in Eastern England.

This may require the occupation of plants threatened with rapid closure.

That is, should Green Card read the source of all modules in the transitive closure of the module 's imports?

Emergency measures were taken as truckloads of sand and cement were used to stabilize the structure, saving the pier from imminent closure.

Turbulence closure is by means of a low Reynolds number k - e model.

The reason is that, in vowels and approximants, f1 (which is used to make a velar closure) is set automatically.

Made from premium Italian calf leather with a hidden elastic panel and rear zipper closure.

Whilst we welcome the news of the zoos closure our primary concern in this case is still the welfare of the animals involved.

These diapers require pinning or another method of closure to keep them on your baby.

The front closure system is what makes this bra suitable for women who breastfeed.

If your blouse buttons or has another closure, it should not gap.

It takes some effort to insert or remove the pillow, making this an effective type of closure.

It's easier to make a pillow without a closure, but much more difficult to care for the pillow.

The dining chairs slipcovers also feature a cute tie closure in the back.

If you're having trouble choosing one particular method of organizing your scrapbook layouts, it may be helpful to invest in an album with a 3-ring binding closure.