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obturations

obturations is the plural of obturation.

Meaning of obturation

Noun

obturation (countable and uncountable, plural obturations)

  1. The act of stopping up, or closing, an opening.
    • Deaf by an outward obturation.1612–1634, [Joseph Hall], “(please specify the page)”, in [Contemplations vpon the Principall Passages of the Holy Storie], volume (please specify |volume=I to VIII), London, →OCLC
  2. The process of a bullet expanding under pressure to fit the bore of the firearm, or a cartridge case expanding under pressure to seal the chamber.

Questions about obturations

What is obturations the plural of?
Obturations is the plural of obturation.

Words near obturations in the dictionary

  1. obturated
  2. obturates
  3. obturating
  4. obturation
  5. obturational
  6. obturations
  7. obturative
  8. obturator
  9. obturator foramen
  10. obturator foramina
  11. obturatorius

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