obturation

About 0.05 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The act of stopping up, or closing, an opening.
2. noun 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.

Similar words

closure closing occlusion shutting shut stopping oppletion reclosure shutdown blocking

Often followed by

of with is techniques technique and by material materials

Word family

obturate obturated obturates obturating obturations