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

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras