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Vinony

occlusion

noun

  1. obstruction or a closure of hollow organ
  2. the bringing of the opposing surfaces of the teeth of the two jaws into contact; also : the relation between the surfaces when in contact
  3. the inclusion or sorption of gas trapped during solidification of a material
  4. the front formed by a cold front overtaking a warm front and lifting the warm air above the earth's surface
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /əˈkluː.ʒən/

noun

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”).

  1. The process of occluding, or something that occludes.
  2. Anything that obstructs or closes a vessel or canal.
  3. The alignment of the teeth when upper and lower jaws are brought together.
  4. An occluded front.
  5. A closure within the vocal tract that produces an oral stop or nasal stop.
  6. The absorption of a gas or liquid by a substance such as a metal.
  7. The blocking of the view of part of an image by another.