closed

A1
Pronunciation
/kləʊzd/
/kloʊzd/
Verb
4 definition(s)
1 Definition

(physical) To remove a gap.

2 Definition

(social) To finish, to terminate.

3 Definition

To come or gather around; to enclose; to encompass; to confine.

4 Definition

To have a vector sum of 0; that is, to form a closed polygon.

Adjective
9 definition(s)
1 Definition

Sealed, made inaccessible or impassable; not open.

2 Definition

(of a store or business) Not operating or conducting trade.

3 Definition

Not public.

Example Sentences
  • closed source  a closed committee
4 Definition

(of a set) Having an open complement.

5 Definition

(of a set) Such that its image under the specified operation is contained in it.

Example Sentences
  • The set of integers is closed under addition: \forall x,y\in\mathbb{Z}\,x+y\in\mathbb{Z}.
6 Definition

(of a formula) Lacking a free variable.

7 Definition

(of a walk) Whose first and last vertices are the same, forming a closed loop.

8 Definition

Formed by closing the mouth and nose passages completely, like the consonants /t/, /d/ and /p/.

9 Definition

Having the sound cut off sharply by a following consonant, like the /ɪ/ in pin.