extrusion

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See also: extrusión

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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.

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References

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

French

French Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

Noun

extrusion f (plural extrusions)

  1. extrusion

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