fermeture

English

Etymology

From French fermeture.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfɝmət͡ʃɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfɜːmətjə/

Noun

fermeture (plural fermetures)

1. The mechanism for closing the breech of a breech-loading firearm, in artillery consisting principally of the breechblock, obturator, and carrier ring.

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin firmatūra. By surface analysis, fermer +‎ -ure.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛʁ.mə.tyʁ/

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Noun

fermeture f (plural fermetures)

1. closing

   Antonym: ouverture

2. fastener

Derived terms

• fermeture éclair

Related terms

• fermer

Descendants

• → Vietnamese: phéc-mơ-tuya, phẹc-măng-tuya, phép măng tuya

Further reading

• “fermeture”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.