extrusion

Meaning

  1. (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.
  2. (countable, uncountable) An item formed by the process of extrusion.

Translations

Etymology

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

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