occlusion : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: occlusion	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for occlusion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
occlusion n closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel) (meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft Synonym(s): occluded front, occlusion (dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe" Synonym(s): blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage the act of blocking Synonym(s): blockage, closure, occlusion
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Occlusion \Occlu"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.