occlusion

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occlusion

/əˈkluː.ʒən/

Rhymes with -uːʒən

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Late Latin occlūsiō, occlūsiōnis (“occluding, obstruction”), from the Classical Latin occlūdō (“to shut up or close up; to restrain”), from ob + claudō (“to shut or close”).

noun occlusions

countable, uncountable The process of occluding, or something that occludes.
countable, uncountable Anything that obstructs or closes a vessel or canal.
countable, uncountable The alignment of the teeth when upper and lower jaws are brought together.
countable, uncountable An occluded front.
countable, uncountable A closure within the vocal tract that produces an oral stop or nasal stop.
countable, uncountable The absorption of a gas or liquid by a substance such as a metal.
countable, uncountable The blocking of the view of part of an image by another.

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Español	oclusión
Français	occlusion

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@misc{occlusion_2026,
  title = {occlusion},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/occlusion},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}