closed
adjUK /kləʊzd/ · US /kloʊzd/
25 senses
- 1Made impassable.
- 2Sealed or covered.
- 3Physically drawn together, folded or contracted.
- 4In a position preventing fluid from flowing.
- 5Not available for use or operation.
- 6Not operating or conducting trade.
- 7Not allowing entrance to visitors or the public.
- 8Not receptive.
- 9Not public.
- 10Of a competition or tournament: with the competitors…
- 11Not in current use; not connected to as a resource.
- 12Settled; decided or determined; withdrawn from consideration.
- 13Having one end joined to the other, forming a completed loop.
- 14In a position allowing electricity to flow.
- 15Whose first and last vertices are the same, forming a…
- 16Having an open complement.
- 17Such that its image under the specified operation is…
- 18Lacking a free variable.
- 19Lacking endpoints. For parametric curves, with the same…
- 20Lacking a boundary.
- 21Formed by closing the mouth and nose passages…
- 22Having the sound cut off sharply by a following…
- 23Having component words joined together without spaces or…
- 24Synonym of close.
- 25Of a club, bat or other hitting implement; angled…
› Physically obstructed, sealed, etc.
Made impassable.
- A closed and locked door prevented my escape.
- The channel was closed as a result of thick ice.
Sealed or covered.
- Her eyes were tightly closed.
- Keep this box closed at all times.
1 more example
- When the top sheet, blanket, and bedspread of a closed bed are turned back, or fanfolded, the closed bed becomes an open bed, or a bed ready to receive a patient or resident.2005, Pamela J. Carter, Susan Lewsen, Lippincott's Textbook for Nursing Assistants, page 277:
Physically drawn together, folded or contracted.
- A book lay closed on the table.
- a closed fist
Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Of valve or damper In a position preventing fluid from flowing.
Gas and liquid flow
› Not available for operation, participation…
Not available for use or operation.
- Phone lines are now closed.
Of a store or business Not operating or conducting trade.
- Banks are closed on bank holidays.
Not allowing entrance to visitors or the public.
- The museum is closed for the Christmas holidays.
Not receptive.
- He is closed to new ideas.
Not public.
- closed source a closed committee The bill is being considered by the committee in closed session.
Of a competition or tournament: with the competitors restricted to a specific group, such as professionals, amateurs, members or residents.
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Usually, Of a file Not in current use; not connected to as a resource.
- Make sure that all files are closed before you switch off the computer.
› Completed, finalised.
Settled; decided or determined; withdrawn from consideration.
- This subject is now closed.
Having one end joined to the other, forming a completed loop.
- a closed curve, a closed circuit
Business, Electrical engineering, Electricity, Electromagnetism, Energy, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics In a position allowing electricity to flow.
Of a switch or circuit breaker
Graph theory, Mathematics, Sciences Of a walk Whose first and last vertices are the same, forming a closed loop.
Mathematics, Sciences, Topology Of a set Having an open complement.
Mathematics, Sciences Of a set Such that its image under the specified operation is contained in it.
- The set of integers is closed under addition: #92;forallx,y#92;in#92;mathbb#123;Z#125;,#92;,x#43;y#92;in#92;mathbb#123;Z#125;.
Human sciences, Logic, Mathematics, Philosophy, Sciences Of a formula Lacking a free variable.
Geometry, Mathematics, Sciences Of a curve Lacking endpoints. For parametric curves, with the same image for the ends of the domain.
Geometry, Mathematics, Sciences Of a surface Lacking a boundary.
Human sciences, Linguistics, Phonology, Sciences Formed by closing the mouth and nose passages completely, like the consonants /t/, /d/, and /p/.
Human sciences, Linguistics, Phonology, Sciences Having the sound cut off sharply by a following consonant, like the /ɪ/ in pin.
Of a multi-word compound Having component words joined together without spaces or hyphens; for example, timeslot as opposed to time slot or time-slot.
Government, Heraldry, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Monarchy, Nobility, Politics Synonym of close.
Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports Especially Of a club, bat or other hitting implement; angled downwards and/or (for a right-hander) anticlockwise of straight.
- Synonyms
- shut
- Antonyms
- open
- Derived terms
84 terms
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- close