occluding
Closing a passage
Occluding is blocking or obstructing something, typically a passage or opening.
In medicine, an occluded artery is one blocked by plaque or a clot.
In dentistry, teeth occlude when upper and lower surfaces meet during biting.
In meteorology, an occluded front forms when a cold front overtakes a warm front: The occluding weather system brought heavy rain.
Block or hinder passage
- impedeTo obstruct movement
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- blockadeSealing off a place
- barricadeObstacle blocking a path
hindrance · obstacle · interference · interception · dam · clog · jam · congestion
Oxygen-rich blood conduit
- veinVessel toward heart
- thrombosisClot forming in vessel
- embolismObstruction in blood vessel
- ischemiaInsufficient tissue blood supply
infarction · atherosclerosis · plaque · stenosis · clot · bypass · stent · angioplasty
Celestial body blocks another
- blindfoldSight-blocking eye cover
- veilFabric that obscures
- shroudBurial cloth or covering
- screenDisplay or barrier
fog · smoke · mist · curtain · darkness · shadow · opaque · camouflage
obstruct
Block or hinder passage
barricade · hindrance · obstacle · interference · interception · dam · clog · jam · congestion · bottleneck
artery
Oxygen-rich blood conduit
- veinVessel toward heart
- thrombosisClot forming in vessel
- embolismObstruction in blood vessel
ischemia · infarction · atherosclerosis · plaque · stenosis · clot · bypass · stent · angioplasty · catheter
eclipse
Celestial body blocks another
screen · fog · smoke · mist · curtain · darkness · shadow · opaque · camouflage · gloom
malocclusion
Improper dental alignment
crossbite · alignment · braces · orthodontics · retainer · molars · incisors · canines · premolars · dentition
culling
Selective population reduction
- hiddenKept out of sight
- raytracingSimulated light propagation method
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
clipping · depth · ambient · shadow · viewport · visibility · geometry · overlap · masking · layers
- restrainingconstraining, restricting, limiting, confining, curbing
occludingopening
Gap or start
clearing · unblocking · freeing · unclogging · releasing
occludingrevealing
Making known what's hidden
exposing · uncovering · disclosing · showing · unveiling
include, exclude, inclusive, inclusion, exclusion, recluse, seclusion, preclude, seclude