extrusion
extrusion · extrusions
Extrusion, Formdrücken, Formpressen, Strangpressen
A manufacturing process where a billet of material is pushed and/or drawn through a…A manufacturing process where a billet of material is pushed and/or drawn through a die to create a shaped rod, rail or pipe.
US/ɪkstɹˈuʒən/
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A manufacturing process where a billet of material is pushed and/or drawn through a die to create a shaped rod, rail or pipe.
Extrusion, Formdrücken, Formpressen
(countable, uncountable)An item formed by the process of extrusion.
(countable, uncountable)A process through which a virus leaves its host cell by fusing with that cell's plasma membrane.
More definitions
- squeezing out by applying pressure
- something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
Translations
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By meaning 1
manufacturing process:
Origin
Mid-16th century from Latin extrūdere, from ex- (“out”) + trūdere (“to thrust”).Mid-16th century from Latin extrūdere, from ex- (“out”) + trūdere (“to thrust”).
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Forms
plural: extrusions| Singular | extrusion |
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Synonyms
12 synonymsClose in meaning
- squeezing out by applying pressure:expulsion
- something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings:bulgebumphumpswellinggibbositygibbousnessjutprominence
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable