Occlusion

Quick meaning: Occlusion is a noun meaning The process of occluding, or something that occludes.

Meaning

The process of occluding, or something that occludes.

More Meanings

1. (medicine) Anything that obstructs or closes a vessel or canal.
2. (medicine, dentistry) The alignment of the teeth when upper and lower jaws are brought together.
3. (meteorology) An occluded front.
4. (phonetics) A closure within the vocal tract that produces an oral stop or nasal stop.
5. (physics) The absorption of a gas or liquid by a substance such as a metal.
6. (computing) The blocking of the view of part of an image by another.

Word Forms

• occlusions

Synonyms for occlusion

Depending on context, synonyms include block, closure, stop, stoppage, blockage.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include blockage, stoppage, stop, closure, block, obstruction.

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