occlusive

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Technically speaking, the product is called an "occlusive display".

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Quick take

a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are too aspirated"

Meaning at a glance

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noun

a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are too aspirated"

adjective

tending to occlude

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for occlusive.

noun

a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are too aspirated"

adjective

tending to occlude

Example sentences

Technically speaking, the product is called an "occlusive display".

I was actually pretty upset because I thought that might have been what the Rails team was trying to do --- to come up with an occlusive patch, like you're advocating.

Or like fiber optic diagnostic microscopes, are we going to issue fully occlusive goggles that display a camera feed?

Sidenote, while a band-aid won't help a sucking chest wound, an occlusive dressing to halt the progress of the pneumothorax can be improvised with a piece of plastic laid over the wound and tape on three sides.

In my opinion, "privilege" is a little bit of an occlusive term used to paper over the complex idea of socioeconomic class and the ways that it has historically been passed down.