单词 | occlusive |
释义 | occlusiveadj.n. A. adj. Having the property or function of occluding something. Also: characterized by occlusion. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > [adjective] > stopping up or blocking thorter1533 obturant1572 obstructive1611 occludent1851 obturating1884 occlusive1888 occluding1899 the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > treatments uniting or replacing parts > [adjective] > closing of wounds occlusive1888 1888 R. Park in Med. News 53 117 The wounds..closed with an antiseptic, occlusive dressing. 1925 P. Radin tr. J. Vendryes Language ii. 23 In every oclusive [sic] consonant, there are three distinct stages. 1935 H. B. Whitehouse Eden & Lockyer's Gynæcol. (ed. 4) 211 Of mechanical devices to prevent conception three are in common use to-day, the male sheath or condom.., the female vaginal occlusive pessary.., and the cervical cap pessary. 1972 Where May–June 135/2 The sheath, the various occlusive caps, even chemical contraceptives do provide some barrier to the spread of germs from one person to another. 1974 R. Passmore & J. S. Robson Compan. Med. Stud. III. xvii. 16/2 The most important cause of occlusive arterial disease is atherosclerosis. 1989 A. C. Danto Nation Jan. 23 99/3 The surfaces of Corot are like a kind of silvery skin..while the surfaces of Courbet are sullen and occlusive. 1992 U.S. News & World Rep. 28 Dec. 6 (advt.) Proceeding from the visible surface toward the surface attached to the skin are (1) an occlusive backing..(2) a drug reservoir..(3) a rate-controlling membrane. B. n. Phonetics. A consonantal sound produced with stoppage of breath; a stop with suppression of the explosive sound. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > speech sound by manner > [noun] > obstruent > stop > occlusive occlusive1902 1902 E. W. Scripture Elements Exper. Phonetics xxi. 307 The ‘constant diphthongs’ ts ts̆..are affricates, that is, occlusives with fricative releases... The former seems to be an affricated t, the latter an affricated τ. 1943 Amer. Speech 18 39 The only audible expression of the final consonant..is the cutting-off of the preceding vowel sound by the raising of the tongue to make the closure... The explosive stop here becomes what may most conveniently be termed a simple occlusive. 1976 Archivum Linguisticum 7 183 He cannot add *H3 and a third series of guttural occlusives to the number of fallen consonantal phonemes he has postulated. 2000 Daily Tel. 19 July 29/5 They both used the glottal stop and frequently omitted final occlusives. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1888 |
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