Definition of occlusion

noun (n)

• closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel) (noun.state)

  source: wordnet30
• (meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft (noun.phenomenon)

  Synonym: occluded front
  

  source: wordnet30
• (dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed (noun.attribute)

  source: wordnet30
• an obstruction in a pipe or tube (noun.artifact)

  Synonym: block, blockage, closure, stop, stoppage
  

  source: wordnet30
• the act of blocking (noun.act)

  Synonym: blockage, closure
  

  source: wordnet30
• The act of occluding, or the state of being occluded. (noun)

  source: webster1913

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