occlusion
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Definition of occlusion
a
: the complete obstruction of the breath passage in the articulation of a speech sound
b
: the bringing of the opposing surfaces of the teeth of the two jaws into contact
also
: the relation between the surfaces when in contact
c
: the inclusion or sorption of gas trapped during solidification of a material
2
: the front formed by a cold front overtaking a warm front and lifting the warm air above the earth's surface
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Further Reading Apple’s watchOS 6 brings new apps (and various iPhone apps) to Watch ARKit itself will gain what's called people occlusion, which means that the framework will be able to obscure objects that a person walks in front of in real time. — Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, "Apple shares its vision for macOS 10.15 Catalina: Cross-platform apps are key," 3 June 2019 Blocks gain extra depth and detail from normal maps, enabling shadows, lighting, specular reflectivity and ambient occlusion to further increase their fidelity and appearance. — Brad Chacos, PCWorld, "Real-time ray tracing is coming to Minecraft on Windows 10, and it looks stunning," 19 Aug. 2019 Likewise, compressed sensing could be useful in combating occlusion in facial recognition systems — wearing sunglasses, for example, could be problematic if the eyes are a key variable in the analysis. — Jennifer Ouellette, Quanta Magazine, "The Mathematical Shape of Things to Come," 4 Oct. 2013 Tubal Occlusion Also known as a tubal blockage, tubal occlusion is when an ovulated egg is unable to be fertilized by sperm or to reach the endometrial cavity or uterus. — Jennifer Gerson, Marie Claire, "Why Can't I Get Pregnant?," 1 Oct. 2018 What's more, Project Stream's source servers appear to render the game at near-max PC settings, especially in crucial categories like ambient occlusion and shadow-map resolution. — Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, "Google’s Project Stream: That’s really a full Assassin’s Creed in my browser," 9 Oct. 2018 That paradox gets to the nub of this administration’s fraught relationship with ventilation and occlusion. — Katy Waldman, Slate Magazine, "What “transparency” means to the Trump administration.," 24 July 2017 The occlusion was at first subtle and indeed novel, the sort of anomaly that breathes new life into an old warhorse. — Andrew Kahn, Slate Magazine, "A review of the solar eclipse of 2017.," 21 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'occlusion.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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occlusion
noun
oc·clu·sion
| \ ə-ˈklü-zhən
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Medical Definition of occlusion
2a
: the bringing of the opposing surfaces of the teeth of the two jaws into contact
also
: the relation between the surfaces when in contact
b
: the transient approximation of the edges of a natural opening
occlusion of the eyelids