occlusion

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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.

occlusion f. (plural occlusions)