Dictionary definition · occlusion
noun
- 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
- (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"
- the act of blocking
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).