occlusion
part of speech
noun (occlusion, occlusions; also uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) (formal, medicine) A blocking or closing of a tube, pipe or blood vessel. tree →
2) (dentistry) The way your top and bottom teeth fit together when you bite. tree →
3) (weather) An occluded front, where a cold front catches up with a warm front. tree →
4) (science, astronomy) One object hiding another from view, as when the Moon passes in front of a star. tree →
sense in the lessons
A science and medical word: doctors talk about an occlusion in an artery; dentists and orthodontists (braces) check your occlusion; weather forecasters and geography lessons mention occlusions on weather maps; in astronomy it is like an eclipse.
examples
- The doctor found an occlusion in the blood vessel. tree →
- The dentist checked my occlusion to see how my teeth meet. tree →
- Braces can fix a bad occlusion. tree →
- The weather map showed an occlusion bringing rain. tree →
- An eclipse is a kind of occlusion of the Sun. tree →
- In video games, occlusion means hiding objects behind others. tree →
note
Formal and technical. Verb "occlude" (to block). Pronounced "uh-KLOO-zhun". Everyday word: "blockage".
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «occlusion» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.