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Webster 1913 Edition
Occlusion
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 formedWebster 1828 Edition
Occlusion
OCCLU'SION
,Noun.
[This is an elegant word, though little used.]
Definition 2024
occlusion
occlusion
English
Noun
occlusion (plural occlusions)
- The process of occluding, or something that occludes.
- (medicine) Anything that obstructs or closes a vessel or canal.
- (medicine, dentistry) The alignment of the teeth when upper and lower jaws are brought together.
- (meteorology) An occluded front.
- (linguistics) A closure within the vocal tract that produces an oral stop or nasal stop.
- (physics) The absorption of a gas or liquid by a substance such as a metal.
- (computing) The blocking of the view of part of an image by another.
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