misclosure
/mɪsˈkləʊʒə/Surveying
noun
1The sum of the errors in the observed measured distances between stations in a closed traverse; also in positional misclosure.
2The sum of the errors in the observed measured angles between stations in a closed traverse; also in angular misclosure.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. From mis- + closure.