Found 2 items, similar to Occlusion.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: occlusion occlusion n 1: closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel) 2: (meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft [syn: occluded front] 3: (dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed 4: an obstruction in a pipe or tube; “we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe” [syn: blockage, block, closure, stop, stoppage] 5: the act of blocking [syn: blockage, closure]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Occlusion Occlusion \Oc*clu"sion\, n. [See Occlude.] 1. The act of occluding, or the state of being occluded. [1913 Webster] Constriction and occlusion of the orifice. --Howell. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) The transient approximation of the edges of a natural opening; imperforation. --Dunglison. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]