occlusion (redirected from working occlusion)

oc·clu·sion  (-klzhn)

n.

1.

a. The process of occluding.

b. Something that occludes.

2. Medicine An obstruction or a closure of a passageway or vessel.

3. Dentistry The alignment of the teeth of the upper and lower jaws when brought together.

4. Meteorology

a. The process of occluding air masses.

b. An occluded front.

5. Linguistics Closure at some point in the vocal tract that blocks the flow of air in the production of an oral or nasal stop.

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[From Latin occlsus, past participle of occldere, to occlude; see occlude.]

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occlusion  (-klzhn)

1. An obstruction in a passageway, especially of the body.

2. The alignment of the upper and lower sets of teeth with each other.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	occlusion - closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel) attack - a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition; "an attack of diarrhea" laryngospasm - a closure of the larynx that blocks the passage of air to the lungs embolism - occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle) thromboembolism - occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus that has broken away from a thrombus thrombosis - the formation or presence of a thrombus (a clot of coagulated blood attached at the site of its formation) in a blood vessel coronary occlusion - occlusion of a coronary artery caused either by progressive atherosclerosis or by a blood clot
	2.	occlusion - (meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft occluded front meteorology - the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather) front - (meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses
	3.	occlusion - (dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed spatial relation, position - the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated; "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage" dental medicine, dentistry, odontology - the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth
	4.	occlusion - 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 breech closer, breechblock - a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing impedimenta, obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment - any structure that makes progress difficult plug, stopple, stopper - blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly vapor lock, vapour lock - a stoppage in a pipeline caused by gas bubbles (especially a stoppage that develops in hot weather in an internal-combustion engine when fuel in the gas line boils and forms bubbles that block the flow of gasoline to the carburetor)
	5.	occlusion - the act of blocking blockage, closure obstruction - the act of obstructing; "obstruction of justice" implosion - the initial occluded phase of a stop consonant