Associations to the word «Occlusive»

Wiktionary

OCCLUSIVE, adjective. That tends to occlude.
OCCLUSIVE, noun. (phonetics) A plosive.
OCCLUSIVE ILEUS, noun. (pathology) A condition in which the intestines become completely blocked or occluded.

Dictionary definition

OCCLUSIVE, noun. A consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are too aspirated".
OCCLUSIVE, adjective. Tending to occlude.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley