Definition of "occlusion" in Anglais

noun

1. The process of occluding, or something that occludes.

2. (medicine) Anything that obstructs or closes a vessel or canal.

3. (medicine, dentistry) The alignment of the teeth when upper and lower jaws are brought together.

4. (meteorology) An occluded front.

5. (phonetics) A closure within the vocal tract that produces an oral stop or nasal stop.

6. (physics) The absorption of a gas or liquid by a substance such as a metal.

7. (computing) The blocking of the view of part of an image by another.