occlusion
英 [ə'kluːʒ(ə)n]
美[ə'kluʒən]
- n. 闭塞；吸收；锢囚锋
英英释意
- 1. closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel)
- 2. (meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft
- 3. (dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed
- 4. an obstruction in a pipe or tube;
- "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"
- 5. the act of blocking