Search Result:occlusion
Overview of noun occlusion
The noun occlusion has 5 senses
- occlusion -- (closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel))
- occluded front, occlusion -- ((meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft)
- occlusion -- ((dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed)
- blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage -- (an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe")
- blockage, closure, occlusion -- (the act of blocking)