Occlusion Common

Origin: Latin suffix -sion

Occlusion has 6 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel)

occlusion

(meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft

occluded front occlusion

(dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed

occlusion

an obstruction in a pipe or tube

"we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"

blockage block closure occlusion stop stoppage

the act of blocking

blockage closure occlusion

The process of occluding, or something that occludes.