extrudes

Pushes through die

Extrudes means to push or force out through an opening.

In manufacturing, materials like plastic or metal are extruded by forcing them through a shaped die to create continuous forms: The machine extrudes aluminum into window frames.

The word applies more broadly to anything pushed outward: Lava extruded from the volcanic vent.

Toothpaste extrudes from its tube.

expelling

discharge

Release of substance outward

excrete · spew · ooze · squeeze out · force out · push out · regurgitate · disgorge

manufacturing

die

Stop being alive

polymer · plastic · metal · press · production · billet · ram · barrel · mandrel · seamless

3Dprinting

filament

Very thin thread

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

slicing · infill · raft · support · thermoplastic · G-code · resolution · CAD · slicer · retraction

molding

injection

Syringe-delivered dose

  • cavityEmpty space within
  • moldForm-giving container
  • resinViscous plant secretion

thermoset · elastomer · silicone · tooling · compression · cure · plasticity · release · formability · polymer

forcing

pressure

Force upon contact

push · compress · compact · ram · plunger · thrust · drive · propel

shaping

profile

Side-facing outline

geometry · outline · dimension · cylinder · tube · channel · rod · beam · elongate · stretch

Opposites
material movement direction

extrudesretracts

Withdraws a statement

withdraws · pulls in · sucks in · draws · intrudes

manufacturing method

extrudesmolds

Hollow shaping containers

casts · stamps · machines · carves · mills

visibility/protrusion

extrudesrecedes

Moves gradually away

indents · retracts · withdraws · caves in · sinks in

Family

extrude, extruded, extruder, extruding, extruders

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G