dictionary help| occlude | computing dictionary |
<computer programming> (Or "shadow") To make a variable inaccessible by declaring another with the same name within the scope of the first.
(01 Mar 1995)
occipitothalamic radiation, occipitotransverse position, occiput < Prev | Next > occlude, occluded virus, occludens junction
Bookmark with:      | word visualiser | Go and visit our forums  |
| occlude | medical dictionary |
1. To shut up; to close.
2. <chemistry> To take in and retain; to absorb; said especially with respect to gases; as iron, platinum, and palladium occlude large volumes of hydrogen.
Origin: L. Occludere, occlusum; ob (see Ob-) + claudere to shut.
(01 Mar 1998)
occipitothalamic radiation, occipitotransverse position, occiput, occlude < Prev | Next > occluded virus, occludens junction, occluder
|
Bookmark with: | word visualiser | Go and visit our forums |
