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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024oc•clu•sion (ə klo̅o̅′zhən),USA pronunciation n. - the act or state of occluding or the state of being occluded.
- Dentistrythe fitting together of the teeth of the lower jaw with the corresponding teeth of the upper jaw when the jaws are closed.
- Pathologyclosure or blockage of a blood vessel:coronary occlusion.
- Phoneticsmomentary complete closure at some area in the vocal tract, causing stoppage of the flow of air and accumulation of pressure.
- Meteorology
- the formation of an occluded front.
- See occluded front.
- Latin occlūs(us) (past participle of occlūdere to occlude) + -ion
- 1635–45;
oc•clu•sal (ə klo̅o̅′səl, -zəl),USA pronunciation adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: occlusion /əˈkluːʒən/ n - the act or process of occluding or the state of being occluded
- another term for occluded front
- the normal position of the teeth when the jaws are closed
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024oc•clude /əˈklud/USA pronunciation v., -clud•ed, -clud•ing. - to (cause to) be closed, shut, or stopped up, as a passage or opening: [~ + object]Something occluded the drainpipe.[no object]The drainpipe occluded.
- Dentistry[no object] (of a tooth) to make contact with the surface of an opposite tooth when the jaws are closed.
oc•clu•sion /əˈkluʒən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]an occlusion of the teeth.[uncountable]improper occlusion. oc•clu•sive /əˈklusɪv/USA pronunciation adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024oc•clude (ə klo̅o̅d′),USA pronunciation v., -clud•ed, -clud•ing. v.t. - to close, shut, or stop up (a passage, opening, etc.).
- to shut in, out, or off.
- Chemistry[Physical Chem.](of certain metals and other solids) to incorporate (gases and other foreign substances), as by absorption or adsorption.
v.i. - Dentistryto shut or close, with the cusps of the opposing teeth of the upper and lower jaws fitting together.
- Meteorologyto form an occluded front.
- Latin occlūdere to shut up, close up, equivalent. to oc- oc- + -clūdere, combining form of claudere to close
- 1590–1600
oc•clud′ent, adj. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged obstruct, clog, block, plug.
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