verb
- to force or push something out through an opening
- to shape material by forcing it through a specially shaped opening
Usage: manufacturing
Examples
- The machine extrudes plastic pellets into long tubes.
- The volcano extrudes lava through its crater.
- The factory extrudes aluminum into window frames.
- Hot metal extrudes from the furnace opening.
- The pasta maker extrudes dough into various shapes.
- Magma slowly extrudes from the ocean floor.
- The printer extrudes melted plastic to create the object.