— extruder , n. — extrusible /ik strooh"seuh beuhl, -zeuh-/ , extrudable , adj.
/ik stroohd"/ , v. , extruded, extruding .
v.t.
1. to thrust out; force or press out; expel: to extrude molten rock.
2. to form (metal, plastic, etc.) with a desired cross section by forcing it through a die.
v.i.
3. to protrude.
4. to be extruded: This metal extrudes easily.
[ 1560-70; extrudere to thrust out, drive out, equiv. to ex- EX- 1 + trudere to thrust, push ]