occlusive Definition
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occlusion
noun
- 1. The closing of an orifice, etc.
2. The act of occluding or absorbing.
3a. dentistry.
- The bite or way in which the upper and lower teeth meet;
- The state of having the jaws closed and the upper and lower teeth in contact.
- An occluded front.
- The brief closing of the breath passage during the articulation of a consonant released orally, or of the mouth passage during the articulation of a nasal consonant.
adj, noun
- (making) a sound produced by occlusion.
