closure
英['kləʊʒə]
美['kloʒɚ]
英英释意
- 1. approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap;
- "the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision"
- 2. a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
- 3. 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
- 4. something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making;
- "the 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"
- 5. an obstruction in a pipe or tube;
- "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"
- 6. the act of blocking
- 7. termination of operations;
- "they regretted the closure of the day care center"