Approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap.

synonym: closing.

A rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body.

synonyms: cloture, gag law, gag rule.

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.

synonym: law of closure.

Dutch: afsluiting, sluiting

Something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making:
— He needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure.

synonyms: resolution, settlement.

Polish: rozstrzygnięcie

An obstruction in a pipe or tube.

synonyms: block, blockage, occlusion, stop, stoppage.

Roget 142: cessation, discontinuance, desistance, desinence^†.    intermission, remission; suspense, suspension; interruption; stop; stopping etc. v.; closure, stoppage, halt; arrival etc. 292.    pause, rest, lull, respite, truce, drop; interregnum, abeyance; cloture [U.S.].    dead stop, dead stand, dead lock; finis, cerrado [Sp.]; blowout, burnout, meltdown, disintegration; comma, colon, semicolon, period, full stop; end etc. 67; death etc. 360.    ... show more

Roget 261: closure, occlusion, blockade; shutting up etc. v.; obstruction etc. (hindrance) 706; embolus; contraction etc. 195; infarction; constipation, obstipation^†; blind alley, blind corner; keddah^†; cul-de-sac, caecum; imperforation^†, imperviousness etc. adj.; impermeability; stopper etc. 263.    ... show more

Dutch: verstopping, versperring, blokkade, tegenhouden, blokkeren, versperren

The act of blocking.

synonyms: blockage, occlusion.

Dutch: blokkering
Polish: tamowanie, zablokowywanie, zawalanie, blokowanie, tarasowanie, zagradzanie

Termination of operations:
— They regretted the closure of the day care center.

synonyms: closedown, closing, shutdown.

Dutch: afsluiten, sluiting

Terminate debate by calling for a vote:
— Debate was closured.

synonym: cloture.