HyperDic: extrusion

English > 2 senses of the word extrusion:
NOUNshapeextrusion, bulge, bump, hump, swelling, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, excrescencesomething that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
actextrusion, expulsionsqueezing out by applying pressure
extrusion > pronunciation
Soundsihkstruw'zhahn
RhymesAachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...
English > extrusion: 2 senses > noun 1, shape
MeaningSomething that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings.
Synonymsbulge, bump, hump, swelling, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, excrescence
NarrowerbellyA part that bulges deeply
caputA headlike protuberance on an organ or structure
frontal eminenceEither prominence of the frontal bone above each orbit
mogulA bump on a ski slope
nub, nubbleA small lump or protuberance
occipital protuberanceprominence on the outer surface of the occipital bone
snagA sharp protuberance
wartAny small rounded protuberance (as on certain plants or animals)
BroaderprojectionAny solid convex shape that juts out from something
Spanishbulto, corcova, excrecencia, extrusión, joroba, prominencia, protuberancia
Catalanbony, gepa, gep, monticle, prominència, protuberància
English > extrusion: 2 senses > noun 2, act
Meaningsqueezing out by applying pressure.
Example"an unexpected extrusion of toothpaste from the bottom of the tube"
Synonymexpulsion
Broadersqueeze, squeezingThe act of gripping and pressing firmly
Spanishexpulsión, extrusión
Catalanexpulsió, extrusió
Verbsextrudeform or shape by forcing through an opening

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