extrusion

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
  2. noun squeezing out by applying pressure

Etymology

Mid-16th century from Latin extrūdere, from ex- (“out”) + trūdere (“to thrust”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

bulge, bump, hump, swelling, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, excrescence

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
projection
Narrower (hyponyms)
caput, belly, nub, wart, occipital protuberance, frontal eminence

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