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occlude Definition

oc·clude (ə klo̵̅o̅d′, ä-)

transitive verb -·clud′ed, -·clud′·ing

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

Etymology: L occludere < ob- (see ob-) + claudere, to close

intransitive verb

Dentistry to meet with the cusps fitting close together: said of the upper and lower teeth

occlude Related Forms

oc·clud′·ent adjective

occlude Synonyms

occlude

v.

block, curb, impede; see close 2, prevent.

occlude Usage Examples

Object

  • contour: Figure 1: ( Left ) The occluding contour G of the hand.
  • artery: The cuff is then inflated to occlude the brachial artery.
  • front: An occluded front is a mingling of the first two fronts.
  • vessel: PVA is an inert harmless material which has been used to occlude vessels in other parts of the body for decades ( 19 ).
  • object: Visual memory for partially occluded objects Many of the objects we encounter in our visual world are partially hidden by other objects.
  • window: Opposite If the sibling occludes the window, the window is placed at the top of the stack.

Subject

  • object: It might be occluded by some other showing object.
  • child: The XCirculateSubwindowsUp function raises the lowest mapped child of the specified window that is partially or completely occluded by another child.

Preposition: by

  • object: It might be occluded by some other showing object.
  • child: The XCirculateSubwindowsUp function raises the lowest mapped child of the specified window that is partially or completely occluded by another child.

Modifying Another Word

  • partially: Such junctions can occur where an edge is partially occluded by another object.
  • not: Section 4: Cuff Pressure Less than Diastolic Pressure At pressures below diastolic, the cuff does not occlude the artery.
  • then: The lower canine can then occlude lateral to the displaced lip and cause excoriation or punctures.
  • totally: I try to set the end distance ( at which the fog totally occludes everything ) no lower than 4000.
  • also: Smaller peaks may indicate that the object is present but also occluded.