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.

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