extruder

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/ɛkˈstɹuːdə(ɹ)//ɪkˈstɹuːdə(ɹ)/

noun

A machine that extrudes material through shaped dies

OriginEnglish extrude ← Latin extrūdere ← Proto-Italic *troudō →
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Meanings

nounextruder (plural extruders)

plural extruders

  1. A machine that extrudes material through shaped dies

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Italic*eks
  4. Latinex
  5. Latinex-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*trewd-
  7. Proto-Italic*troudō
  8. Latintrūdō
  9. Latinextrūdere
  10. Englishextrude
  11. Englishextruder

From extrude + -er.

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Translations

Catalan extrusora
  • extrusoramachine for extruding
Finnish ekstruuderi
  • ekstruuderimachine for extruding
French extrudeuse
  • extrudeusemachine for extruding
German Extruder, Formdüse
  • Extrudermachine for extruding
  • Formdüsemachine for extruding
  • Druckdüsemachine for extruding
  • Schneckenpressemachine for extruding
  • Strangpressemachine for extruding
Greek εξηλάτης
  • εξηλάτης (exilátis)machine for extruding
Norwegian Bokmål form, ekstruder
  • formmachine for extruding
  • ekstrudermachine for extruding
Cite this entry
APA

extruder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extruder

MLA

“extruder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extruder. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extruder,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extruder.

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