occlusion
The process of occluding, or something that occludesThe process of occluding, or something that occludes.
» The surgeon removed the clot responsible for the vessel's occlusion.
Meaning
7 senses(countable, uncountable)The process of occluding, or something that occludes.
(countable, uncountable)Anything that obstructs or closes a vessel or canal.
(countable, uncountable)The alignment of the teeth when upper and lower jaws are brought together.
(dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed
(countable, uncountable)An occluded front.
(countable, uncountable)A closure within the vocal tract that produces an oral stop or nasal stop.
(countable, uncountable)The absorption of a gas or liquid by a substance such as a metal.
(countable, uncountable)The blocking of the view of part of an image by another.
the act of blocking
Examples
3 sentencesThe surgeon removed the clot responsible for the vessel's occlusion.
The dentist identified an irregular occlusion as the source of the jaw pain.
A complete occlusion of the river channel redirected the water into nearby fields.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from Late Latin occlūsiō, occlūsiōnis (“occluding, obstruction”), from the ClassiBorrowed from Late Latin occlūsiō, occlūsiōnis (“occluding, obstruction”), from the Classical Latin occlūdō (“to shut up or close up; to restrain”), from ob + claudō (“to shut or close”).
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Forms
plural: occlusions| Singular | occlusion |
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regular
Synonyms
6 synonymsWord family
23 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable