occluded
verb
🇬🇧 UK
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🇺🇸 US
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Meaning
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Meaning 1 · verb
To obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.).
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Meaning 2 · verb
To absorb, as a gas by a metal.
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Meaning 3 · adjective
Closed or obstructed
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Meaning 4 · adjective
(of air) forced upwards by colder, denser air
How this word is used
- Everyday “In everyday speech, people use “occluded” when they mean: to obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.).”
- Academic “Scholars may discuss “occluded” carefully in formal writing.”
- Business “Teams often rely on clear use of “occluded” in professional communication.”
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