Occlusion
WordNet
noun
(1) The act of blocking
(2) An obstruction in a pipe or tube
"We had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"
(3) (dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed
(4) (meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft
(5) Closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel)
WiktionaryText
Noun
- The process of occluding, or something that occludes.
- Anything that obstructs or closes a vessel or canal.
- The alignment of the teeth when upper and lower jaws are brought together.
- An occluded front.
- A closure within the vocal tract that produces an oral stop or nasal stop.
- The absorption of a gas or liquid by a substance such as a metal.
- The blocking of the view of part of an image by another.