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extrusive

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Jutting out; extruding.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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adj

Meaning 2

Of rocks: forced, while in a plastic or molten state, on to the Earth's surface to lie atop existing rocks.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

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noun

Meaning 3

Rock which has been formed through volcanic extrusion.

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Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

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4

adjective

Meaning 4

of rock material; forced out while molten through cracks in the earth's surface

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: intrusive

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: extrusiu — jutting out or extruding
  • Czech: extruzivní — jutting out or extruding
  • Dutch: extrusief — jutting out or extruding
  • Finnish: purkautuva — jutting out or extruding
  • Finnish: pursuava — jutting out or extruding
  • Finnish: ekstrusiivinen — jutting out or extruding
  • French: extrusif — jutting out or extruding
  • Italian: estrusivo — jutting out or extruding
  • Spanish: extrusivo — jutting out or extruding
  • Finnish: ekstrusiivinen — of molten rock forced on to the Earth's surface
  • Māori: rāwaho — of molten rock forced on to the Earth's surface
  • Finnish: pintakivilaji — rock formed through extrusion
  • Māori: toka rāwaho — rock formed through extrusion