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occlusion definition

oc·clu·sion (ə klo̵̅o̅′z̸hən)

noun

  1. an occluding or being occluded
  2. Dentistry the fitting together of the upper and lower teeth, or the way in which these fit together when the jaws are closed
  3. Meteorol. occluded front
  4. Phonet. the complete closing of the air passages in pronunciation, as of a stop

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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