benocclusion
Normal occlusion of the teeth when the jaws are closedNormal occlusion (alignment) of the teeth when the jaws are closed.
/bɛnəˈkluːʒən/
Meaning
1 senses(rare, uncountable)Normal occlusion (alignment) of the teeth when the jaws are closed.
Origin
Probably coined by Simeon Hayden Guilford ante 1905: Latin ben(e) (“well, properly”) + occProbably coined by Simeon Hayden Guilford ante 1905: Latin ben(e) (“well, properly”) + occlusion (“alignment of the teeth in closed jaws”), after malocclusion (“misalignment of the upper and lower sets of teeth”).
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Antonyms
1 antonymsnormal occlusion:malocclusion
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable