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extrusion (iou)



extrusion noun. M16.
[medieval Latin extrusio(n-), from Latin extrus- pa. ppl stem of extrudere: see EXTRUDE, -ION.]
Forceful expulsion from a place, position, privilege, etc. M16.
Expulsion by mechanical force, esp. of molten, fluid, or plastic material; spec. the shaping of metal or plastic by forcing through a die. M17.
An article made by extrusion. E20.