EXTRUSION

extrusion, expulsion

(noun) squeezing out by applying pressure; ā€œan unexpected extrusion of toothpaste from the bottom of the tubeā€; ā€œthe expulsion of pus from the pimpleā€

bulge, bump, hump, swelling, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence

(noun) something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; ā€œthe gun in his pocket made an obvious bulgeā€; ā€œthe hump of a camelā€; ā€œhe stood on the rocky prominenceā€; ā€œthe occipital protuberance was well developedā€; ā€œthe bony excrescence between its hornsā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

extrusion (countable and uncountable, plural extrusions)

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

An item formed by the process of extrusion.

Source: Wiktionary


Ex*tru"sion, n.

Definition: The act of thrusting or pushing out; a driving out; expulsion.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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