'gradual closure' is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used to describe a process or situation that is slowly coming to an end. For example, "The school is transitioning to a gradual closure over the summer months."
Measurements done in wide temperature range have shown that the exponential form of the joint closure curve results from gradual closure of initially non-parallel surfaces.
The huge increase in private care homes from the 1980s onwards was accompanied by the gradual closure of local authority Part III accommodation, and domiciliary care companies took over the work of the home help service.
— KIRK SEMPLE Subway, bus and rail services are shutting down from Virginia all the way to Connecticut ahead of Sandy's expected landfall, mirroring New York City's gradual closure of the subway and bus system.
Gradual closure of fasciotomy wounds.
A technique of gradual closure of fasciotomy wounds is presented.
If the limb remains oedematous, gradual closure can be done using dermotaxis.
On serial OCT scans, intraretinal cystic changes on the edges of the macular hole with gradual resolution and spontaneous macular hole closure were observed.
Specifically, there were no cases where the open fracture underwent internal fixation without prior soft tissue cover nor were any wounds left open for gradual spontaneous closure with granulation tissue.
More broadly, Yahoo has also been going through a gradual series of closures, layoffs and consolidations.
The technique of closure by gradual compression is further subdivided into the expensive and inexpensive techniques.
The closure is gradual and is completed more frequently in 10 15 hr after birth (Coceani and Baragatti, 2012).
