oclusão

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• occlusão (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin occlūsiōnem, from Latin occludō.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.kluˈzɐ̃w̃/ [o.kluˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔ.kluˈzɐ̃w̃/

• Hyphenation: o‧clu‧são

Noun

oclusão f (plural oclusões)

1. (chiefly medicine) occlusion; obstruction (anything that obstructs a passage or vessel)

   Synonym: obstrução

2. (dentistry) occlusion (the alignment of the teeth when the jaws are closed)

   Synonym: mordida

3. (articulatory phonetics) occlusion (closure of the vocal tract)