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What is the noun for obturate?

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obturation
  1. The act of stopping up, or closing, an opening.
  2. (firearms) The process of a bullet expanding under pressure to fit the bore of the firearm, or a cartridge case expanding under pressure to seal the chamber.
  3. Examples:
    1. “The second component of this revolution was the reintroduction of breech-loading, made possible by improved technology and especially obturation.”
      “On some projectiles, there is a nylon obturating band below the rotating band to help in forward obturation.”
      “By placing that plastic ball in the hollow base of the Foster slug, concentric obturation of the slug in the bore is achieved.”
obturations
  1. plural of obturation
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