fermeture
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɝmət͡ʃɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɜːmətjə/
Noun[edit]
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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin firmatūra. By surface analysis, fermer + -ure.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fermeture f (plural fermetures)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Vietnamese: phéc-mơ-tuya, phẹc-măng-tuya, phép măng tuya
Further reading[edit]
- “fermeture”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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