occlusion

Nouns

  • (n) closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel)
  • (n) (meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft occluded front,
  • (n) (dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed
  • (n) an obstruction in a pipe or tube
    • we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe
    blockage, stoppage, closure, block, stop,
  • (n) the act of blocking blockage, closure,

Synonyms

occluded front blockage stoppage closure block stop

Words of close approximity

occlusive