closure vs impediment

impediment vs closure

closure and impediment both are nouns.

closure is a verb but impediment is not a verb.

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

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

closure: an obstruction in a pipe or tube
impediment: any structure that makes progress difficult

Other hypernyms of closure include impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor.

closure (noun)	impediment (noun)
termination of operations	any structure that makes progress difficult
the act of blocking	something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap
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 (verb)	impediment (verb)
terminate debate by calling for a vote

Difference between closure and impediment

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