Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

occlusion

/əˈkluː.ʒən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables
oc-clu-sion
IPA
/əˈkluː.ʒən/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of occluding, or something that occludes.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Anything that obstructs or closes a vessel or canal.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An occluded front.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A closure within the vocal tract that produces an oral stop or nasal stop.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The absorption of a gas or liquid by a substance such as a metal.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The blocking of the view of part of an image by another.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin occlūsiō, occlūsiōnis (“occluding, obstruction”), from the Classical Latin occlūdō (“to shut up or close up; to restrain”), from ob + claudō (“to shut or close”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *(s)kleh₂w-, occlūsiō, occlūdō

Usage

Inflected Forms

occlusions (plural)

Derived Forms

abocclusion antocclusion benocclusion disocclusion distocclusion distoclusion infraocclusion interocclusion malocclusion mesiocclusion neutrocclusion neutroclusion

Phrases

occlusion body

Synonyms

blockage closure block stop stoppage occluded front

Rhymes With

conclusion confusion inclusion fusion illusion exclusion collusion intrusion diffusion delusion infusion transfusion

Questions

How do you pronounce occlusion?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈkluː.ʒən/.
What does occlusion mean?
The process of occluding, or something that occludes.
Where does occlusion come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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