extrusion C2+ Topic:Materials & Substances US /ɪkˈstruʒən/ UK /ɪkˈstruːʒən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the act of forcing or thrusting out, as shaping material through a die Aluminum is shaped by extrusion through a steel die. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the act of forcing or... protrusionejectionexpulsionprojectionforcing ↔ Opposites intrusioninsertionretraction Word family Related forms extrudeextruderextrusive Etymology AI details From Latin extrusionem, from extrudere ('to thrust out'), from ex- ('out') + trudere ('to thrust, push'). extrusio Latin trudere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Materials & Substances Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # extrusion **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɪkˈstruʒən/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪkˈstruːʒən/ ## Meanings 1. the act of forcing or thrusting out, as shaping material through a die ## Examples - Aluminum is shaped by extrusion through a steel die. ## Synonyms - protrusion - ejection - expulsion - projection - forcing ## Antonyms - intrusion - insertion - retraction ## Related Forms - extrude - extruder - extrusive ## Roots and Affixes - Root: extrusio - Root: trudere ## Etymology From Latin extrusionem, from extrudere ('to thrust out'), from ex- ('out') + trudere ('to thrust, push'). ## AI Etymology Extrusion comes from Latin extrusionem, from extrudere ('to thrust out'), from ex- ('out') + trudere ('to thrust, push'). The etymological trail includes Latin extrusio and Latin trudere. As a noun, extrusion names the act of forcing or thrusting out, as shaping material through a die. The same family is visible in related forms such as extrude, extruder, and extrusive. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history. ## Topics - Materials & Substances - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown