obturate
IPA: ʌbtɝʌt
verb
- To block up or obstruct.
- To stop up (a gun breech) so as to prevent the escape of gas when firing.
Examples of "obturate" in Sentences
- Obturate means to block or obstruct.
- When the bullet is fired, it expands and fills the obturate (drilled hole in the barrel core material) more evenly.
- On the other far-away, if your target is to be an artist, there is nothing obturate ignore to attending craft school.