extrusion
noun
ex·tru·sion ik-ˈstrü-zhən 
: the act or process of extruding
also : a form or product produced by this process
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web ABC Polymer manufactures flat plastic sheets using plastic extrusion assembly lines that pull the plastic sheeting through large spinning rollers. 
William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 15 Aug. 2022 The trick, says LifeLabs CEO Scott Mellin, was to build yarn extrusion and knitting and weaving machines that could handle the material’s low melting temperature (122°C versus nylon’s 220°C). Outside Online, 31 Aug. 2021 The Bioceramic extrusion and injection processes take place at its headquarters in Grenchen while automated assembly lines are found at its other factories nearby. Tim Barber, Wired, 18 July 2022 It’s chopped to smaller sizes and sent through a series of extrusion processes that will melt and scrub it of grime. Nick Davidson, Outside Online, 25 May 2020 Some risks are common and ultimately manageable: dribbling while urinating, blockages or leaks in the new urethral plumbing, malposition or extrusion of the erectile device. New York Times, 10 May 2022 There are two sets of extrusion systems for different filaments. Chris Hachey, BGR, 6 Oct. 2021 This can withstand powerful pressure and extrusion. Chris Hachey, BGR, 25 May 2021 What really sparked the explosion of pasta shapes was the invention of the extrusion press. Jeffrey Miller, The Conversation, 12 May 2021 See More
William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 15 Aug. 2022 The trick, says LifeLabs CEO Scott Mellin, was to build yarn extrusion and knitting and weaving machines that could handle the material’s low melting temperature (122°C versus nylon’s 220°C). Outside Online, 31 Aug. 2021 The Bioceramic extrusion and injection processes take place at its headquarters in Grenchen while automated assembly lines are found at its other factories nearby. Tim Barber, Wired, 18 July 2022 It’s chopped to smaller sizes and sent through a series of extrusion processes that will melt and scrub it of grime. Nick Davidson, Outside Online, 25 May 2020 Some risks are common and ultimately manageable: dribbling while urinating, blockages or leaks in the new urethral plumbing, malposition or extrusion of the erectile device. New York Times, 10 May 2022 There are two sets of extrusion systems for different filaments. Chris Hachey, BGR, 6 Oct. 2021 This can withstand powerful pressure and extrusion. Chris Hachey, BGR, 25 May 2021 What really sparked the explosion of pasta shapes was the invention of the extrusion press. Jeffrey Miller, The Conversation, 12 May 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Medieval Latin extrusion-, extrusio, from Latin extrudere
First Known Use
1540, in the meaning defined above
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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