Thesaurus: occlusion

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1. n. The act of occluding, or the state of being occluded.
2. n. The transient approximation of the edges of a natural opening; imperforation.
3. n. closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel)
4. n. (meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft
5. n. (dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed
6. n. an obstruction in a pipe or tube
7. n. the act of blocking
8. 1. The act of occluding, or the state of being occluded. Constriction and occlusion of the orifice. Howell. 2. (Med.) The transient approximation of the edges of a natural opening; imperforation. Dunglison. Occlusion of gases (Chem. & Physics), the phenomenon of absorbing gases, as exhibited by platinum, palladium, iron, or charcoal; thus, palladium absorbs, or occludes, nearly a thousand times its own volume of hydrogen, and in this case a chemical compound seems to be formed.
9. The transient approximation of the edges of a natural opening;imperforation. Dunglison. Occlusion of gases (Chem. & Physics), thephenomenon of absorbing gases, as exhibited by platinum, palladium,iron, or charcoal; thus, palladium absorbs, or occludes, nearly athousand times its own volume of hydrogen, and in this case achemical compound seems to be formed.
10. n:100 n. closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel) n. (dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed