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occlude
[ uh-klood ]
verb (used with object)
- to close, shut, or stop up (a passage, opening, etc.).
Synonyms: , , ,
- to shut in, out, or off.
- Physical Chemistry. (of certain metals and other solids) to incorporate (gases and other foreign substances), as by absorption or adsorption.
verb (used without object)
- Dentistry. to shut or close, with the cusps of the opposing teeth of the upper and lower jaws fitting together.
- Meteorology. to form an occluded front.
occlude
/ əˈ°ì±ô³ÜË»å /
verb
- tr to block or stop up (a passage or opening); obstruct
- tr to prevent the passage of
- tr chem (of a solid) to incorporate (a substance) by absorption or adsorption
- meteorol to form or cause to form an occluded front
- dentistry to produce or cause to produce occlusion, as in chewing
occlude
/ É™-°ì±ô´ÇÌ…´ÇÌ…»å′ /
- To force air upward from the Earth's surface, as when a cold front overtakes and undercuts a warm front.
Derived Forms
- ´Ç³¦Ëˆ³¦±ô³Ü»å±ð²Ô³Ù, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
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- ³Ü²Ôo³¦Â·³¦±ô³Ü»åĻå adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of occlude1
Example Sentences
While Elon Musk's official role in the administration of President Donald Trump is intentionally occluded, it's clear from their joint interviews and press conferences that the billionaire campaign financier holds some serious sway.
To improve this, Dr Alexander suggests reducing headphone use time and using the transparency mode which can amplify the background noise as well as wearing headphones that don't completely occlude or block the ears.
Just a few rows back from the front of the stage, I watched as patches of brown, well-trodden grass — once largely visible minutes earlier — became steadily occluded by hundreds of feet.
“I was living in an occluded hallucination,†she says.
Some machine-learning approaches employ generative AI models that try to guess what lies in the occluded regions, but these models can hallucinate objects that aren't really there.
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