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Verb
/əˈklo͞od/,
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occluded, past participle; occludes, 3rd person singular present; occluding, present participle; occluded, past tense;
  1. Stop, close up, or obstruct (an opening, orifice, or passage)
    • - thick makeup can occlude the pores
  2. Shut (something) in
    • - they were occluding the waterfront with a wall of buildings
  3. Cover (an eye) to prevent its use
    • - it is placed at eye level with one eye occluded
  4. (of a solid) Absorb and retain (a gas or impurity)

  5. (of a tooth) Close on or come into contact with another tooth in the opposite jaw


  1. obstruct: block passage through; "obstruct the path"
  2. (occluded) closed off; "an occluded artery"
  3. (occluded) (of a substance) taken into and retained in another substance; "the sorbed oil mass"; "large volumes of occluded hydrogen in palladium"
  4. (occlusion) closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel)
  5. (occlusion) occluded front: (meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft
  6. (occlusion) (dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed
  7. (Occlusion (dentistry)) Occlusion, in a dental context, means simply the contact between teeth. More technically, it is the relationship between the maxillary (upper) and mandibular (lower) teeth when they approach each other, as occurs during chewing or at rest.
  8. To obstruct, cover, or otherwise block an opening
  9. (occlusion) The process of occluding, or something that occludes; Anything that obstructs or closes a vessel or canal; The alignment of the teeth when upper and lower jaws are brought together; An occluded front; A closure within the vocal tract that produces an oral stop or nasal stop; The ...
  10. (Occluded) Blocked because of precipitation of infusate, clot formation or anatomic compression (RCN, 2003).
  11. (Occluded) fronts appear on weather maps as a solid purple line with alternating triangles and half circles, both pointing in the direction toward which the front is moving.
  12. (Occluded) occurring in sufficiently close proximity to a cliff face such that the opening is mostly obscured.
  13. (Occlusion) The sensation from having a hearing aid or earmold in your ear, making it feel blocked up or like your voice is in a barrel is referred to as 'occlusion-effect'. To get an idea of what occlusion is try to put a finger into each ear while talking or eating.
  14. (occlusion) an obstruction or closure of a passageway or vessel.
  15. (Occlusion) The mechanical process by which vapors, gases, liquids or solids are entrapped within the folds of a given substance during working or solidification.
  16. (occlusion) the act of closure or state of being closed
  17. (occlusion) boundary where a cold front has overtaken a warm front and lifted the warm front; also called an occluded front. (Occluded Front)
  18. Occlusion means the act of closing off. In dermatology, occlusion is a technique used to increase the penetration of a topically applied substance, such as a corticosteroid.
  19. (Occlusion) The arrangement of "the bite". The quality or condition of the fit, alignment, and positioning of the teeth in relation to the teeth of the opposing arch.
  20. (Occlusion) The obstruction or closing of a blood vessel that can be associated with coronary artery disease.
  21. (OCCLUSION) Obstruction in flow, usually referring to a clot inside the catheter or a kink in the IV tubing.
  22. (OCCLUSION) the knowledge that if one object moves in front of another one, the closer one covers up part of the further away one
  23. (Occlusion) A blockage or interruption in insulin delivery.
  24. (Occlusion) A complete obstruction of an artery with an interruption of blood flow.
  25. (Occlusion) A term used to describe the process by which amorphous soil constituents (usually sesquioxides) encase nutrients yielding them unavailable for plant uptake.