occluded

Definition of Occluded in English :

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Adjective

1. occluded

closed off

Example Sentences:
'an occluded artery'

2. occluded, sorbed

(of a substance) taken into and retained in another substance

Example Sentences:
'the sorbed oil mass'
'large volumes of occluded hydrogen in palladium'

sorbed

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Occluded

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verb

1. (transitive)

to block or stop up (a passage or opening); obstruct

2. (transitive)

to prevent the passage of

3. (transitive) chemistry

(of a solid) to incorporate (a substance) by absorption or adsorption

4. meteorology

to form or cause to form an occluded front

5. dentistry

to produce or cause to produce occlusion, as in chewing

Occluded

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verb transitiveWord forms: ocˈcluded or ocˈcluding

1.

to close, shut, or block (a passage)

2.

to prevent the passage of; shut in or out

3.

to conceal, hide, or obscure

4. Chemistry

to retain or absorb (a gas, liquid, or solid)

verb intransitive

5. Dentistry

to meet with the cusps fitting close together

said of the upper and lower teeth

Occluded

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v. oc·clud·ed, oc·clud·ing, oc·cludes

v.tr.

1. To cause to become closed; obstruct: occlude an artery.

2. To prevent the passage of: occlude light; occlude the flow of blood.

3. Chemistry To absorb or adsorb and retain (a substance).

4. To force (air) upward from the earth's surface, as when a cold front overtakes and undercuts a warm front.

5. To bring together (the upper and lower teeth) in proper alignment for chewing.

v.intr.

To close so that the cusps fit together. Used of the teeth of the upper and lower jaws.

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