Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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occlusion | Yes | No | No | No |
closure | Yes | No | Yes | No |
occlusion (noun) | closure (noun) |
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the act of blocking | termination of operations |
an obstruction in a pipe or tube | the act of blocking |
(dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed | approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap |
(meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft | an obstruction in a pipe or tube |
closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel) | a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric |
something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making | |
a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body |
occlusion (verb) | closure (verb) |
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terminate debate by calling for a vote |