extrusion
Plural: extrusions
Noun
- something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
- squeezing out by applying pressure
- "an unexpected extrusion of toothpaste from the bottom of the tube"
- 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.
Origin / Etymology
Mid-16th century from Latin extrūdere, from ex- (“out”) + trūdere (“to thrust”).
Synonyms
bulge, bump, excrescence, expulsion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, swelling
Scrabble Score: 16
extrusion: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordextrusion: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
extrusion: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary