"obturation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: obturations [plural]
Etymology: From Latin obturare (“to stop up”): compare French obturation. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin, {{lena}}, {{cog|fr|obturation}} French obturation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} obturation (countable and uncountable, plural obturations)
  1. The act of stopping up, or closing, an opening. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-obturation-en-noun-i37OZ4~v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 76 24
  2. (firearms) 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Firearms
    Sense id: en-obturation-en-noun-uisLzg~3 Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: obturate, obturative

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