verb Download 🔗Share (physical) To remove a gap. Examples : "The carpenter closed the gap in the fence with a new piece of wood. " gap action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To have a vector sum of 0; that is, to form a closed polygon. Examples : "The hikers closed their route by returning to the starting point, creating a closed loop. " math physics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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adjective Download 🔗Share (of a formula) Lacking a free variable. Examples : "The formula for the area of a square is a closed formula; it doesn't have any letters representing unknown sides. " logic math computing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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adjective Download 🔗Share Formed by closing the mouth and nose passages completely, like the consonants /t/, /d/ and /p/. Examples : "The teacher's instructions were clear: pronounce the "p" in "stop" with a closed mouth. " phonetics language linguistics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Having the sound cut off sharply by a following consonant, like the /ɪ/ in pin. Examples : "The teacher's voice was closed, almost inaudible, over the loud classroom chatter. " phonetics language word sound Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading