HyperDic: extrusive

English > 1 sense of the word extrusive:
ADJECTIVEallextrusiveof rock material
English > extrusive: 1 sense > adjective 1
MeaningOf rock material; forced out while molten through cracks in the earth's surface.
CategorygeologyA science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks / rocks
Narrowervolcanicigneous rock produced by eruption and solidified on or near the earth's surface
OppositeintrusiveOf rock material
Spanishextrusivo
Verbsextrudeform or shape by forcing through an opening

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