closure vs approaching

approaching vs closure

closure and approaching both are nouns.

closure is not an adjective while approaching is an adjective.

closure is a verb but approaching is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
closure	Yes	No	Yes	No
approaching	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, approaching is a hypernym of closure; that is, approaching is a word with a broader meaning than closure:

closure: approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap
approaching: the act of drawing spatially closer to something

Other hypernyms of closure include approach, coming.

closure (noun)	approaching (noun)
termination of operations	the act of drawing spatially closer to something
the act of blocking	the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap	the event of one object coming closer to another
an obstruction in a pipe or tube
a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric
something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body

closure (adjective)	approaching (adjective)
	of the relatively near future

closure (verb)	approaching (verb)
terminate debate by calling for a vote

Difference between closure and approaching

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