fermeture

== English == === Etymology === From French fermeture. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɝmət͡ʃɚ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɜːmətjə/ === Noun === fermeture (plural fermetures) 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/ === Noun === fermeture f (plural fermetures) closing Antonym: ouverture 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