English dictionary

occlusion

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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel)

noun.state

Source: WordNet 3.0
(meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft

noun.phenomenon

Synonyms occluded front

Source: WordNet 3.0
(dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed

noun.attribute

Source: WordNet 3.0
an obstruction in a pipe or tube

noun.artifact

Synonyms block blockage closure stop stoppage

Source: WordNet 3.0
the act of blocking

noun.act

Synonyms blockage closure

Source: WordNet 3.0
The act of occluding, or the state of being occluded.

noun

Source: webster1913