extrude

Definition

To push or thrust out.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin extrūdere.

Example Sentences

• "It is theorized that when the surface velocity is below certain minimum values the material at the interface between workpieces WP-1 and WP-2 rolls up and extrudes from the interface in the form of long twisted cylindrical projections which are sometimes referred to as "dingle-berries.""
• "Fire salamanders, which are common on forested hillsides in southern and central Europe, extrude secretions onto their skin containing a neurotoxic alkaloid, Samandarin, when they think they are under attack."
• "When a printer is extruding and has open spaces in a layer, printers pull the filament back so that stringing does not occur."

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