extrusion

noun

ex·​tru·​sion ik-ˈstrü-zhən 

: the act or process of extruding

also : a form or product produced by this process

Examples of extrusion in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Inside, where there was a persistent smell of coolant, workers manned lathes and extrusion machines, fashioning parts for the prototype. —Patrick Sisson, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025

The manufacturer sent me all new extrusions to replace the defective ones. —Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025

Casting is an expensive multistep process, though, and the same factories can furnish façades for new construction by the more straightforward technique of extrusion, yielding handsome but less ornate panels. —Justin Davidson, Curbed, 5 Mar. 2025

The filing also details a definitive agreement to sell a 51% ownership stake in its Milacron injection molding and extrusion business to an affiliate of Bain Capital, with the transaction expected to close in the second or third quarter of 2025. —Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 5 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin extrusion-, extrusio, from Latin extrudere

First Known Use

1540, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for extrusion

• allusion
• collusion
• conclusion
• confusion
• contusion
• delusion
• diffusion
• effusion
• exclusion
• illusion
• inclusion
• infusion

Kids Definition

extrusion

noun

ex·​tru·​sion ik-ˈstrü-zhən 

: the act or process of extruding

also : a form or product produced by this process

Medical Definition

extrusion

noun

ex·​tru·​sion ik-ˈstrü-zhən 

: the act or process of extruding

extrusion of proteins from cells