occlusive

Describes something that causes a blockage or closure, often used in medical contexts to refer to a dressing that seals a wound or a substance that blocks a passage.

• 🇫🇷Qualifie ce qui provoque une obstruction ou une fermeture, souvent utilisé en médecine pour désigner un pansement qui isole une plaie ou une substance qui bloque un passage.

1. Tending to occlude C2 formal

   Having the quality or tendency to close, block, or obstruct a passage or opening.

   • The occlusive nature of the bandage helped stop the bleeding.
   • Certain medical conditions can be caused by occlusive substances in the arteries.
   • The dentist applied an occlusive dressing to protect the wound.

   🇫🇷occlusif (qui tend à occlure)

   Synonymes: blockingcloggingobstructive

   Antonymes: openpatentpervious

• more occlusive comparative form
• most occlusive superlative form

A noun referring to a consonant sound produced by completely stopping the airflow in the vocal tract and then releasing it suddenly.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant une consonne articulée par une fermeture complète du chenal buccal, suivie d'un relâchement brusque de l'air. Peut aussi désigner un pansement ou un appareil qui ferme hermétiquement.

1. Plosive consonant C1 formal

   A speech sound produced by completely blocking the airflow in the vocal tract and then releasing it suddenly.

   • The sounds /p/, /b/, /t/, /d/, /k/, and /g/ are examples of occlusives.
   • In phonetics, an occlusive is also known as a stop or plosive.
   • The linguist analyzed the occlusive sounds in the ancient language.

   🇫🇷Consonne occlusive

   Synonymes: explosiveplosivestop

• occlusives plural form
• occlusives' possessive plural form
• occlusive's possessive singular form