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

According to the website, the robot is a product of Crest Robotics’ advanced capabilities combined with Earthbuilt Technology’s extrusion and compaction systems. —Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025

In some other outstanding entries in the festival’s first week, psychological portraiture occurs through extrusion—the inner life is forced out in the form of events of historical, and even historic, significance in the wider world. —Richard Brody, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2025

Semicircular extrusions add movement and interest to the three-story home’s three-story rectilinear massing. —Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2025

That led to the development of an innovative structure comprised of aluminum extrusions joined with new industrial adhesives. —Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 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