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Added 10 October 2026

misclose

/ˈmɪskləʊz/ noun

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about misclose at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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

verb

To cause or exhibit a misclose.
To fail to loop back to the starting point.
To close improperly; to fail to shut properly.

Origin

From mis- + close.

From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)

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