Meanings
adjectiveextrusive (comparative more extrusive, superlative most extrusive)
comparative more extrusive · superlative most extrusive
- geographyOf rocks: forced, while in a plastic or molten state, on to the Earth's surface to lie atop existing rocks.
nounextrusive (plural extrusives)
plural extrusives
- geographyRock which has been formed through volcanic extrusion.
Synonyms & antonyms
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adjectiveof rock material; forced out while molten through cracks in the earth's surface
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Translations
Catalan extrusiu
- extrusiujutting out or extruding
Czech extruzivní
- extruzivníjutting out or extruding
Dutch extrusief
- extrusiefjutting out or extruding
Finnish purkautuva, pursuava
- purkautuvajutting out or extruding
- pursuavajutting out or extruding
- ekstrusiivinenjutting out or extruding
- ekstrusiivinenof molten rock forced on to the Earth's surface
- pintakivilajirock formed through extrusion
French extrusif
- extrusifjutting out or extruding
Italian estrusivo
- estrusivojutting out or extruding
Māori rāwaho, toka rāwaho
- rāwahoof molten rock forced on to the Earth's surface
- toka rāwahorock formed through extrusion
Spanish extrusivo
- extrusivojutting out or extruding
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APA
extrusive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extrusive
MLA
“extrusive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extrusive. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extrusive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extrusive.
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