Associations to the word «Obturation»

Wiktionary

OBTURATION, noun. The act of stopping up, or closing, an opening.
OBTURATION, noun. (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.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley