extrusion
noun
ex·tru·sion
ik-ˈstrü-zhən 
: the act or process of extruding
also
: a form or product produced by this process
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The company makes products such as window frames and facades in the country through extrusion, which is the process of pushing aluminum through a die to create a specific shape.
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Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 9 May 2025
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
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Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 9 May 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for extrusion
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“Extrusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extrusion. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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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
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