closed primary | a primary in which only registered members of a particular political party can vote, closed primaries strengthen party unity |
closed-heart surgery | heart surgery in which a small incision is made (the chest cavity is not opened) |
current intelligence | intelligence of all types and forms of immediate interest, usually disseminated without delays for evaluation or interpretation |
closed circuit loop | a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates |
closed loop closed-loop system | a control system with a feedback loop that is active |
mystery enigma secret closed book | something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained, how it got out is a mystery, it remains one of nature's secrets |
closed interval bounded interval | an interval that includes its endpoints |
closed couplet | a rhymed couplet that forms a complete syntactic unit |
executive session closed session | a session (usually of a legislative body) that is closed to the public |
tidal flow tidal current | the water current caused by the tides |
riptide rip current | a strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore |
current stream | a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes), the raft floated downstream on the current, he felt a stream of air, the hose ejected a stream of water |
closed-end fund closed-end investment company | a regulated investment company that issues a fixed number of shares which are listed on a stock market |
closed shop | a company that hires only union members |
closed corporation close corporation private corporation privately held corporation | a corporation owned by a few people, shares have no public market |
stream flow current | dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas, two streams of development run through American history, stream of consciousness, the flow of thought, the current of history |
closed chain ring | (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop |
closed universe | (cosmology) a universe that is spatially closed and in which there is sufficient matter to halt the expansion that began with the big bang, the visible matter is onlypercent of the matter required for closure but there may be large amounts of dark matter |
alternating current AC alternating electric current | an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally, In the US most household current is AC atcycles per second |
current electric current | a flow of electricity through a conductor, the current was measured in amperes |
direct current DC direct electric current | an electric current that flows in one direction steadily |
ocean current | the steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction |
equatorial current | any of the ocean currents that flow westward at the equator |
North Equatorial Current | an equatorial current that flows west across the Pacific just north of the equator |
South Equatorial Current | an equatorial current that flows west across the Pacific just south of the equator |
Japan current Kuroshio current Kuroshio | a warm ocean current that flows northeastwardly off the coast of Japan into the northern Pacific ocean |
Peruvian current Humboldt current | a cold ocean current that flows north along the Pacific Coast of South America before turning west |
dynamic electricity current electricity | a flow of electric charge |
thermionic current | an electric current produced between two electrodes as a result of electrons emitted by thermionic emission |
wind air current current of air | air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure, trees bent under the fierce winds, when there is no wind, row, the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere |
closed gentian blind gentian bottle gentian Gentiana andrewsii | gentian of eastern North America having tubular blue or white flowers that open little if at all |
closed gentian blind gentian Gentiana clausa | similar to Gentiana andrewsii but with larger flowers |
red currant garden current Ribes rubrum | cultivated European current bearing small edible red berries |
liquid assets current assets quick assets | assets in the form of cash (or easily convertible into cash) |
checking account chequing account current account | a bank account against which the depositor can draw checks that are payable on demand |
current account | that part of the balance of payments recording a nation's exports and imports of goods and services and transfer payments |
current unit | a measure of the amount of electric charge flowing past a circuit point at a specific time |
closed curve | a curve (such as a circle) having no endpoints |
simple closed curve Jordan curve | a closed curve that does not intersect itself |
acute glaucoma closed-angle glaucoma anglelosure glaucoma | glaucoma in which the iris blocks the outflow of aqueous humor, closed-angle glaucoma can cause a rapid buildup of high intraocular pressure that results in permanent visual damage in a couple of days |
simple fracture closed fracture | an uncomplicated fracture in which the broken bones to not pierce the skin |
close-minded closed-minded | not ready to receive to new ideas |
current | occurring in or belonging to the present time, current events, the current topic, current negotiations, current psychoanalytic theories, the ship's current position |
closed-chain closed-ring | having atoms linked by bonds represented in circular or triangular form |
shut unopen closed | not open, the door slammed shut |
closed | not open or affording passage or access, the many closed streets made travel difficult, our neighbors peeped from behind closed curtains |
closed shut | used especially of mouth or eyes, he sat quietly with closed eyes, his eyes were shut against the sunlight |
closed closed in(p) | blocked against entry, a closed porch |
closed | (set theory) of an interval that contains both its endpoints |
closed-door | not open to the public, a closed-door meeting |