occlusion

1. n. The act of occluding, or the state of being occluded. Source: opted

2. n. The transient approximation of the edges of a natural opening; imperforation. Source: opted

3. n. closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel) Source: wordnet

4. n. (meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft Source: wordnet

5. n. (dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed Source: wordnet

6. n. an obstruction in a pipe or tube Source: wordnet

7. n. the act of blocking Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

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. Source: adambom

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 Source: ecdict

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