occlusion
/uh-kloo-zhuhn/US // əˈklu ʒən //UK // (əˈkluːʒən) //
闭塞,堵塞,闭塞现象,闭塞症
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n.名词 noun
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- : the act of closing, blocking, or shutting something, or the state of being closed or blocked: Corrosion may cause both leakage and occlusion of the water supply pipes.
- : Dentistry. the fitting together of the teeth of the lower jaw with the corresponding teeth of the upper jaw when the jaws are closed.
- : Pathology. closure or blockage of a blood vessel: coronary occlusion.
- : Phonetics. momentary complete closure at some area in the vocal tract, causing stoppage of the flow of air and accumulation of pressure: many consonants in English, as /b/ and /k/, are articulated this way.
- : Meteorology. an occluded front. the formation of an occuded front.
- : Graphic Arts. an obstructed view, or occultation, of an object in three-dimensional space when line of sight is blocked by an intervening object: Augmented reality is only believable if rendered models respect occlusion and disappear behind real-world objects.
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Examples
There’s enhanced lighting thanks to ambient occlusion, and there are massively upgraded textures, especially on the aliens.
An occlusion occurs when cold air overtakes warm air near the center of a low-pressure system, pinching a region of warm air above the earth’s surface.
If the occlusion be not normal, the upper jaw and alveolar process will develop laterally as well as anteriorly.
Volvulus, vol′vū-lus; n. occlusion of the intestine through twisting.
It is claimed to cure chronic auto-infection and the spasmodic occlusion of the lower bowel!
The occlusion of the vein as well as the artery is not found to increase the risk of gangrene.
Gangrene, which may follow occlusion of main vessels, or virulent infective processes.
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