occludentn.adj.

Brit.

/əˈkluːd(ə)nt/, U.S.

/əˈkludnt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin occludent-, occludens, occlūdēns.

Etymology: As noun < post-classical Latin occludent-, occludens a thing that occludes (1623 in the passage translated in quot. 1762 at sense A.), use as noun of neuter singular of classical Latin occlūdēns (see below). As adjective < classical Latin occlūdent- , occlūdēns , present participle of occlūdere occlude v.

A. n.

Something that occludes; an occluder. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > that which or one who closes or shuts > [noun] > a closure

locker1313

closure1616

door1712

occludent1762

1762 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy V. xl. 139 The radical heat and moisture..may be preserved..by consubstantials, impriments, and occludents. [Bacon Hist. Vitæ & Mortis (1623) Canon xxvi, Per Consubstantialia, Imprimentia, & Occludentia.]

1962 V. Nabokov Pale Fire (1963) 62 The encroaching foliage did not always see eye to eye with me: it confused a green monocle with an opaque occludent, and the idea of protection with that of obstruction.

B. adj.

Zoology. Having the function of, involved in, or undergoing closure or occlusion; spec. designating the edges of the opercular plates of a barnacle which come into contact when the aperture is closed.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > [adjective] > stopping up or blocking

thorter1533

obturant1572

obstructive1611

occludent1851

obturating1884

occlusive1888

occluding1899

1851 C. Darwin Monogr. Cirripedia 5 That margin in the scuta and terga which opens and shuts for the exsertion and retraction of the cirri, I have called the Occludent margin.

1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals vi. 299 On the inner side of the occludent margin of its scutum.

1905 Amer. Naturalist 39 917 Its fibers run back across the angle of the mouth and then medially to become inserted near the anterior (occludent) margin of the lower jaw not far from the symphysis.

1935 Amer. Midland Naturalist 16 385 The outer surface of the fixed finger carries a row of 9 pits adjoining to and parallel with the occludent teeth.

1960 Jrnl. Animal Ecol. 29 179 The maximum movements in air of the centre of the occludent edge of the scutum lie between 0·5–1·0 mm for a moderate-sized animal.

1990 Jrnl. Animal Ecol. 59 727 A barnacle with intact yet loose opercular valves and evidence of recent radular scraping at the occludent margins.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	occludent
释义	occludentn.adj. Brit. /əˈkluːd(ə)nt/, U.S. /əˈkludnt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin occludent-, occludens, occlūdēns. Etymology: As noun < post-classical Latin occludent-, occludens a thing that occludes (1623 in the passage translated in quot. 1762 at sense A.), use as noun of neuter singular of classical Latin occlūdēns (see below). As adjective < classical Latin occlūdent- , occlūdēns , present participle of occlūdere occlude v. A. n. Something that occludes; an occluder. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > that which or one who closes or shuts > [noun] > a closure locker1313 closure1616 door1712 occludent1762 1762 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy V. xl. 139 The radical heat and moisture..may be preserved..by consubstantials, impriments, and occludents. [Bacon Hist. Vitæ & Mortis (1623) Canon xxvi, Per Consubstantialia, Imprimentia, & Occludentia.] 1962 V. Nabokov Pale Fire (1963) 62 The encroaching foliage did not always see eye to eye with me: it confused a green monocle with an opaque occludent, and the idea of protection with that of obstruction. B. adj. Zoology. Having the function of, involved in, or undergoing closure or occlusion; spec. designating the edges of the opercular plates of a barnacle which come into contact when the aperture is closed. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > [adjective] > stopping up or blocking thorter1533 obturant1572 obstructive1611 occludent1851 obturating1884 occlusive1888 occluding1899 1851 C. Darwin Monogr. Cirripedia 5 That margin in the scuta and terga which opens and shuts for the exsertion and retraction of the cirri, I have called the Occludent margin. 1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals vi. 299 On the inner side of the occludent margin of its scutum. 1905 Amer. Naturalist 39 917 Its fibers run back across the angle of the mouth and then medially to become inserted near the anterior (occludent) margin of the lower jaw not far from the symphysis. 1935 Amer. Midland Naturalist 16 385 The outer surface of the fixed finger carries a row of 9 pits adjoining to and parallel with the occludent teeth. 1960 Jrnl. Animal Ecol. 29 179 The maximum movements in air of the centre of the occludent edge of the scutum lie between 0·5–1·0 mm for a moderate-sized animal. 1990 Jrnl. Animal Ecol. 59 727 A barnacle with intact yet loose opercular valves and evidence of recent radular scraping at the occludent margins. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1762
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