occlusion en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /əˈkluː.ʒən/
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Etymology
Borrowed 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”).
Meanings
- (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.
- (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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| occlusions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
neutrocclusion · antocclusion · distocclusion · distoclusion · malocclusion · occlusional · occlusion body · periocclusion · reocclusion · vasoocclusion · retrocclusion · neutroclusion · disocclusion · benocclusion · orthocclusion · interocclusion · nonocclusion · supraocclusion · venoocclusion · preocclusion · subocclusion · mesiocclusion · occlusive · postocclusion · abocclusion · torsocclusion · infraocclusion
Translations (1)
es oclusión (Translations)