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closed

/kləʊzd/

verb

Meaning

  • (physical) To remove a gap.

  • (social) To finish, to terminate.

  • To come or gather around; to enclose; to encompass; to confine.

  • To have a vector sum of 0; that is, to form a closed polygon.

Synonyms

narrow,
shut,
close off,
close up,
cover,
shut,
shut off,
close down,
end,
finish,
terminate,
wind up,
close out,
exit

adjective

Meaning

  • Sealed, made inaccessible or impassable; not open.

  • (of a store or business) Not operating or conducting trade.

  • Not public.

    "closed source  a closed committee"

  • (of a set) Having an open complement.

  • (of a set) Such that its image under the specified operation is contained in it.

    "The set of integers is closed under addition: \forall x,y\in\mathbb{Z}\,x+y\in\mathbb{Z}."

  • (of a formula) Lacking a free variable.

  • (of a walk) Whose first and last vertices are the same, forming a closed loop.

  • Formed by closing the mouth and nose passages completely, like the consonants /t/, /d/ and /p/.

  • Having the sound cut off sharply by a following consonant, like the /ɪ/ in pin.

Synonyms

shut