vapor lock vs closure

closure vs vapor lock

vapor lock and closure both are nouns.

vapor lock is not a verb while closure is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
vapor lock	Yes	No	No	No
closure	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

vapor lock: a stoppage in a pipeline caused by gas bubbles (especially a stoppage that develops in hot weather in an internal-combustion engine when fuel in the gas line boils and forms bubbles that block the flow of gasoline to the carburetor)
closure: an obstruction in a pipe or tube

Other hypernyms of vapor lock include block, blockage, occlusion, stop, stoppage.

vapor lock (noun)	closure (noun)
a stoppage in a pipeline caused by gas bubbles (especially a stoppage that develops in hot weather in an internal-combustion engine when fuel in the gas line boils and forms bubbles that block the flow of gasoline to the carburetor)	termination of operations
	the act of blocking
	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

vapor lock (verb)	closure (verb)
	terminate debate by calling for a vote

Difference between vapor lock and closure

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