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| NOUN | 1 | occlusion | Closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel) |
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| 2 | occlusion, occluded front | (meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft | |
| 3 | occlusion | (dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed | |
| 4 | occlusion, blockage, block, closure, stop, stoppage | An obstruction in a pipe or tube | |
| 5 | occlusion, blockage, closure | The act of blocking |
| Sounds | ahkluw'zhahn |
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| Rhymes | Aachen, Aaron, abandon, and 2521 more rhymes in ahn... |
| Meaning | Closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel). |
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| Broader | attack |
| Narrower | laryngospasm; embolism; thromboembolism; thrombosis; coronary occlusion |
| Adjectives | occlusive |
| Meaning | (meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft. |
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| Synonyms | occluded front |
| Category | meteorology |
| Broader | front |
| Meaning | (dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed. |
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| Category | dentistry, dental medicine, odontology |
| Broader | position, spatial relation |
| Meaning | An obstruction in a pipe or tube. |
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| Synonyms | blockage, block, closure, stop, stoppage |
| Broader | obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta |
| Narrower | breechblock, breech closer; plug, stopper, stopple; vapor lock, vapour lock |
| Meaning | The act of blocking. |
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| Synonyms | blockage, closure |
| Broader | obstruction |
| Narrower | implosion |
| Verbs | occlude |
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