ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Disclusion

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /dɪsˈkluːʒən/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Disclusion is a noun meaning (dentistry) A separation of the teeth when the jaw is slightly opened.

Meaning

(dentistry) A separation of the teeth when the jaw is slightly opened.

More Meanings

  1. (dentistry) Especially, a separation of posterior teeth when the lower jaw moves forward, as a natural result of the alignment of the anterior teeth.
  2. (obsolete) A shutting off; exclusion.

Example Sentences

impressed in the Brain, the composition of them, and disclusion and various disposal of them, is plainly an arbitrarious act,

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Related dictionary entries include exclusion, lockout, dismission, excluder, disqualification, elimination.

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