closing

B1 · Intermediate Uncountable noun

n. the act of shutting a door, a business, or a gap.

n. the physical act of shutting an aperture or the permanent cessation of a business operation.

“The sudden closing of the factory left many people without jobs.”

“The automatic closing of the security gates is triggered precisely thirty minutes after the final visitor exits the museum.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun Law American English

n. the final meeting where you sign papers to finish buying a house.

n. the final stage of a real estate transaction where legal titles are transferred and payments are settled.

“We are meeting our lawyer tomorrow for the closing on our new home.”

“The closing was delayed by several days because the buyers' bank failed to wire the funds before the afternoon deadline.”

C2 · Proficiency Countable noun Mathematics Technical

n. a specific way of changing a shape or set in geometry.

n. an operator in mathematical morphology that involves the dilation of a set followed by erosion.

“The researcher used a closing to remove small holes from the digital image.”

“In digital image processing, a closing is often applied to fuse narrow breaks and long thin gulfs within a binary set.”

B1 · Intermediate

adj. happening at the very end of a series of events.

adj. occurring at the end or conclusion; final in a sequence.

“The singer performed her most famous song as the closing number.”

“The closing arguments of the trial lasted for several hours as both lawyers attempted to sway the jury's final decision.”