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Word: Occlusion
Speech Type: Noun
mid 17th century: from Latin occlus- ‘shut up’ (from the verb occludere) + -ion
əˈkluːʒn
the blockage or closing of an opening, blood vessel, or hollow organ
Short Definition:blockage of blood vessel or hollow organ
Examples:- examination revealed central retinal artery occlusion
- occlusion of the external ear canal
a process whereby something is hidden or obscured from prominence or view
Short Definition:process whereby something is hidden
Examples:- the occlusion of female agency in recent and contemporary discourse on the subject
- we interpreted the gaps and occlusions in Alma-Tadema's compositions as signs of the unpredictability of modernity
a process by which the cold front of a rotating low-pressure system catches up the warm front, so that the warm air between them is forced upwards off the earth's surface between wedges of cold air
Short Definition:process by which warm air is forced upwards
Examples:- often, in the later stages of a storm's life cycle, a frontal occlusion occurs
the position of the teeth when the jaws are closed.
Short Definition:position of teeth when jaw is closed
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