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)
- 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.
Related terms
Translations
manufacturing process
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Further reading
References
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “extrusion”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
French
Pronunciation
Noun
extrusion f (plural extrusions)
Further reading
- “extrusion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.