closure

B2
Pronunciation
/ˈkləʊ.ʒə(ɹ)/
/ˈkloʊ.ʒɚ/
Noun
11 definition(s)
1 Definition

An event or occurrence that signifies an ending.

2 Definition

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

3 Definition

A device to facilitate temporary and repeatable opening and closing.

4 Definition

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.

5 Definition

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

6 Definition

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

7 Definition

The act of shutting; a closing.

Example Sentences
  • the closure of a door, or of a chink
8 Definition

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

9 Definition

That which encloses or confines; an enclosure.

10 Definition

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

11 Definition

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