extrusion

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noun

A manufacturing process where a billet of material is pushed and/or drawn through a die to create a shaped rod, rail or pipe.

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bulgebumphumpswellinggibbositygibbousnessjutprominence
OriginLatin extrūdere →
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Meanings

nounextrusion (countable and uncountable, plural extrusions)

plural extrusions

  1. countableuncountableA manufacturing process where a billet of material is pushed and/or drawn through a die to create a shaped rod, rail or pipe.
  2. countableuncountableAn item formed by the process of extrusion.
  3. countableuncountablebiologyA process through which a virus leaves its host cell by fusing with that cell's plasma membrane.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsomething that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

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bulgebumphumpswellinggibbositygibbousnessjutprominenceprotuberanceprotrusionexcrescence
Broader
projection

nounsqueezing out by applying pressure

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expulsion
Broader
squeezesqueezing
Also see
bulgebumpexcrescenceexpulsiongibbositygibbousnesshumpjutprominenceprotrusionprotuberanceswellingtrailer

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinextrūdere
  2. Englishextrusion

Mid-16th century from Latin extrūdere, from ex- (“out”) + trūdere (“to thrust”).

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Translations

Bulgarian изтикване, избутване
  • изтикване (iztikvane)manufacturing process
  • избутване (izbutvane)manufacturing process
Catalan extrusió
  • extrusiómanufacturing process
Finnish ekstruusio
  • ekstruusiomanufacturing process
French extrusion
  • extrusionmanufacturing process
German Extrusion, Formdrücken
  • Extrusionmanufacturing process
  • Formdrückenmanufacturing process
  • Formpressenmanufacturing process
  • Strangpressenmanufacturing process
Italian estrusione
  • estrusionemanufacturing process
Norwegian ekstrudering
  • ekstruderingmanufacturing process
Portuguese extrusão
  • extrusãomanufacturing process
Spanish extrusión
  • extrusiónmanufacturing process

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with extrusion

conclusionfusioninclusionconfusionexclusiondiffusionintrusionillusioninfusiontransfusiondelusionocclusionBelarusianseclusioneffusionallusionprofusionprotrusiondisillusionmalocclusionpreclusioncontusionVenusianabusion
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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