occlusion
/əklˈuʒən/ · 3 syllables
Meaning
noun
- closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel)
- (meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft
- (dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed
- an obstruction in a pipe or tube
“we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe” - the act of blocking
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