Definition of Occlosion
Oc*clu"sion (?), n. [See
Occlude.] 1. The act of occluding, or the
state of being occluded.
Constriction and occlusion of the
orifice. Howell.
2. (Med.) The transient approximation
of the edges of a natural opening; imperforation.
Dunglison.
Occlusion of gases (Chem. & Physics),
the phenomenon of absorbing gases, as exhibited by platinum,
palladium, iron, or charcoal; thus, palladium absorbs, or
occludes, nearly a thousand times its own volume of hydrogen,
and in this case a chemical compound seems to be formed.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- the process of occluding, or something that occludes
- (medicine) anything that obstructs or closes a vessel or canal
- the alignment of the teeth when upper and lower jaws are brught together
- (meteorology) an occluded front
- (linguistics) a closure within the vocal tract that produces an oral or nasal stop
- (physics) the absorption of a gas or liquid by a substance such as a metal
- (computing) the blocking of the view of part of an image by another
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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