extrusion

See also: extrusión

English

Etymology

Mid-16th century from Latin extrūdere, from ex- (“out”) +‎ trūdere (“to thrust”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -uːʒən

Noun

extrusion (countable and uncountable, plural extrusions)

  1. 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. An item formed by the process of extrusion.

Translations

References
  1. Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “extrusion”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Further reading

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɛk.stʁy.zjɔ̃/

Noun

extrusion f (plural extrusions)

  1. extrusion

Further reading
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