extruded

Pushed through mold

Extruded describes something that has been forced or pushed out through an opening, typically to shape it.

In manufacturing, materials like plastic, metal, or pasta are extruded through a die to create uniform shapes: extruded aluminum tubing, extruded pasta.

The word can also describe anything that bulges or protrudes outward: The extruded belly of an overfed cat.

plastic

polymer

Large repeated-unit molecule

HDPE · ABS · polypropylene · nylon · resin · pellet · filament · barrel · screw · hopper

metal

aluminum

Element thirteen

  • steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
  • copperReddish-brown metallic element
  • brassCopper-zinc metal mixture

die · profile · rod · tube · tubing · wire · section · channel · beam · bar

food

pasta

Shaped wheat dough

fusilli · rigatoni · noodle · cereal · snack · kibble · dough · die · shape · semolina

printing

filament

Very thin thread

  • ABSAnti-lock braking system
  • nozzleFlow-directing pipe fitting
  • layerSingle thickness of material

bead · deposition · slicer · infill · retraction · stringing · oozing · bridging · bed · diameter

Categories
Opposites
manufacturing process

extrudedcast

Performers, throw, or splint

molded · machined · carved · forged · die-cast

direction of material movement

extrudedintruded

Entered uninvited

pulled · retracted · admitted · withdrawn · sucked in

Family

extrude, extruder, extruding, extrudes, extruders

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G