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occlusion vs vapor lock

vapor lock vs occlusion

occlusion and vapor lock both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
occlusion Yes No No No
vapor lock Yes No No No
As nouns, vapor lock is a hyponym of occlusion; that is, vapor lock is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than occlusion:
  • occlusion: an obstruction in a pipe or tube
  • vapor lock: a stoppage in a pipeline caused by gas bubbles (especially a stoppage that develops in hot weather in an internal-combustion engine when fuel in the gas line boils and forms bubbles that block the flow of gasoline to the carburetor)
Other hyponyms of occlusion include breech closer, breechblock, plug, stopper, stopple, vapour lock.
occlusion (noun) vapor lock (noun)
the act of blocking a stoppage in a pipeline caused by gas bubbles (especially a stoppage that develops in hot weather in an internal-combustion engine when fuel in the gas line boils and forms bubbles that block the flow of gasoline to the carburetor)
an obstruction in a pipe or tube
(dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed
(meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft
closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel)
Difference between occlusion and vapor lock

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