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Explore Occlusive through 9 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like attack or stop. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Occlusive meaning

That tends to occlude.

Synonyms of Occlusive

attack stop consonant stop plosive consonant plosive speech sound plosive obstruent continuant consonant

Related words

Other words often associated with Occlusive or its synonyms:

start onrush continuant check assault flak finish break criticism halt discontinue onset

Using Occlusive

  • The main meaning on this page is: That tends to occlude.
  • Useful related words include: attack, stop consonant, stop, plosive consonant.
  • In the example corpus, occlusive often appears in combinations such as: the occlusive.

Context around Occlusive

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

vaso 2× veno 1× non 1× stop 1× term 1×

Often after:

moisturiser 1× disease 1× crises 1× crisis 1× contour 1× techniques 1× dressings 1× may 1×

Sentence patterns with Occlusive

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

called vaso occlusive crises as 1× coined vaso occlusive crisis 1× however the occlusive contour clicks 1× non occlusive techniques the 1× occlusive dressings at 1× of veno occlusive disease 1× terms stop occlusive and plosive 1× the occlusive moisturiser creates 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

additional aes observed 1× however the occlusive 1× non occlusive techniques 1× occlusive dressings at 1× sickle cell disease 1× similar to global 1×

Common sentence endings:

back vowel constraint 1× damage and strokes 1× have been developed 1× inaccurately used interchangeably 1× it from irritants 1× may be useful 1×

Words around Occlusive

Just before it in the word index:

occlusions 2 occlusion 29 occlusal 16 occlumency 3 occluding 3 occludes 2

Just after it in the word index:

occlusives 9 occna 2 occoquan 4 occrl 2 occrp 11 occs 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Occlusive

  • In this selection, "occlusive" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, vaso, veno, non, moisturiser, disease and crises stand out and add context to how "occlusive" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include called vaso occlusive crises as and coined vaso occlusive crisis. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "occlusive" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with occlusive

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Occlusive dressings at night may be useful. (7 words)

The occlusive moisturiser creates a barrier on the skin, safeguarding it from irritants. (13 words)

Terminology The terms stop, occlusive, and plosive are often and inaccurately used interchangeably. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

Non-occlusive techniques: The Pulse Wave Velocity (PWV) principle Since the 1990s a novel family of techniques based on the so-called pulse wave velocity (PWV) principle have been developed. (30 words)

Additional AEs observed in clinical studies were consistent with the known side effects of HSC collection and bone marrow ablation with busulfan, including SAEs of veno-occlusive disease. (28 words)

Sickle cell disease (SCD) can cause a variety of health problems including episodes of severe pain, called vaso-occlusive crises, as well as organ damage and strokes. (27 words)

Example sentences (9)

The occlusive moisturiser creates a barrier on the skin, safeguarding it from irritants.

Additional AEs observed in clinical studies were consistent with the known side effects of HSC collection and bone marrow ablation with busulfan, including SAEs of veno-occlusive disease.

Sickle cell disease (SCD) can cause a variety of health problems including episodes of severe pain, called vaso-occlusive crises, as well as organ damage and strokes.

Similar to Global Blood Therapeutics), GlycoMimetics is developing a promising medicine (rivipansel) for the management of the dreaded complication of sickle cell disease coined vaso-occlusive crisis.

However, the occlusive contour clicks pattern like the simple clicks, and /ǂ͡q/ does not trigger the back-vowel constraint.

Non-occlusive techniques: The Pulse Wave Velocity (PWV) principle Since the 1990s a novel family of techniques based on the so-called pulse wave velocity (PWV) principle have been developed.

Occlusive dressings at night may be useful.

Terminology The terms stop, occlusive, and plosive are often and inaccurately used interchangeably.

The term occlusive may be used as a cover term for both nasals and stops.

Common combinations with occlusive

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "occlusive" in a sentence?
An example: "The occlusive moisturiser creates a barrier on the skin, safeguarding it from irritants." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "occlusive" from authentic English texts.
What does "occlusive" mean?
Occlusive means: That tends to occlude.
What are synonyms of "occlusive"?
Common synonyms of "occlusive" include: attack, stop consonant, stop, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, plosive, obstruent, continuant consonant.
How many example sentences with "occlusive" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "occlusive", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.