fermeture
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)
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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.