misclosed

Verb

misclose (third-person singular simple present miscloses, present participle misclosing, simple past and past participle misclosed)

1. To cause or exhibit a misclose.
   • In some surveys angles of a traverse are known to misclose up to 5° (five degrees) but the traverse is adjusted.1991, Romanus Nnubia Asoegwu, Professional Papers on Surveying Practice in Nigeria, page 22
2. (broadly) To fail to loop back to the starting point.
   • Looked at as a single structure (Figure 2), the Tethyan Torsion Zone is a belt generally 1000 km or more wide, and a total length of some 40,000 km, which creeps southwards as it is followed eastward round the globe, so that the zone miscloses its own beginning by about 60° (some 7000 km.)1962, The Australian Journal of Science, page 371
3. To close improperly; to fail to shut properly.
   • when the phases of both circuits synchronize and prevents the misclosing when the system disturbance is not in a proper condition to close.1952, Hitachi Review - Issues 1-7; Volume 0, page 55
4. To close (a deal) in error.
   • If you fail to qualify the client's needs well, you may make a poor presentation." "Or misclose the customer," commented another seller.1993, Andoni Lizardy, Closing Tactics, page 90

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