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misclose

Pronunciation: /ˈmɪskləʊz/

The English word “misclose” has 6 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The discrepancy between the starting point the endpoint of the shape reconstructed from the measured dimensions and bearings of a boundary.
  2. The degree to which the model of the forces acting on a structure fail to account for the observed shape of that structure.

verb

  1. To cause or exhibit a misclose.
  2. To fail to loop back to the starting point.
  3. To close improperly; to fail to shut properly.
  4. To close (a deal) in error.

Etymology

From mis- + close.

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