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Trapping vs Occlusion - What's the difference?

trapping | occlusion |

As nouns the difference between trapping and occlusion

is that trapping is an instance of ensnaring something or someone or trapping can be an ornamental covering or harness for a horse; caparison while occlusion is the process of occluding, or something that occludes.

As a verb trapping

is .

trapping

English

Etymology 1

From (trap).

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An instance of ensnaring something or someone.

    • Etymology 2

    (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An ornamental covering or harness for a horse; caparison.

    • See also

    * trappings

    occlusion

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The process of occluding, or something that occludes.
  • (medicine) Anything that obstructs or closes a vessel or canal.
  • (medicine, dentistry) The alignment of the teeth when upper and lower jaws are brought together.
  • (meteorology) An occluded front.
  • (linguistics) A closure within the vocal tract that produces an oral stop or nasal stop.
  • (physics) The absorption of a gas or liquid by a substance such as a metal.
  • (computing) The blocking of the view of part of an image by another.

    • Derived terms

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