Extrude
verb
To force or push out.
The 3D printer extrudes plastic to form shapes.
Often appears as...
- extrude plastic
- extrude metal
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To shape a material by forcing or pushing it through a die.
The factory extrudes metal into thin wires.
Often appears as...
- extrude through a die
- extrude into shape
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To project or protrude.
The rock extrudes from the cliff face.
Often appears as...
- extrude from the surface
- extrude above the horizon
verb
To force or push out.
The 3D printer extrudes plastic to form shapes.
Often appears as...
- extrude plastic
- extrude metal
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To shape a material by forcing or pushing it through a die.
The factory extrudes metal into thin wires.
Often appears as...
- extrude through a die
- extrude into shape
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To project or protrude.
The rock extrudes from the cliff face.
Often appears as...
- extrude from the surface
- extrude above the horizon
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Industrial Action
Used in industrial or manufacturing contexts to describe the production process.
The machine will extrude the plastic into tubes.
Pro Tip 2/3Mechanical Image
Creates a visual of something being pushed out with force or under pressure.
You can see the toothpaste extrude from the tube.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Change
Implies a physical transformation of material from one form to another.
The factory equipment extrudes wheat dough into pasta shapes.
Pro Tip 1/3Industrial Action
Used in industrial or manufacturing contexts to describe the production process.
The machine will extrude the plastic into tubes.
Pro Tip 2/3Mechanical Image
Creates a visual of something being pushed out with force or under pressure.
You can see the toothpaste extrude from the tube.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Change
Implies a physical transformation of material from one form to another.
The factory equipment extrudes wheat dough into pasta shapes.
Pro Tip 1/3Industrial Action
Used in industrial or manufacturing contexts to describe the production process.
The machine will extrude the plastic into tubes.
Pro Tip 2/3Mechanical Image
Creates a visual of something being pushed out with force or under pressure.
You can see the toothpaste extrude from the tube.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Change
Implies a physical transformation of material from one form to another.
The factory equipment extrudes wheat dough into pasta shapes.
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Video examples
Janet Echelman: Taking...
The sculpture could now be entirely soft, which made it so light it could tie in to existing buildings -- literally becoming part of the fabric of the city. There was no software that could extrude these complex net forms
Video examples
Taking imagination...
so light it could tie into existing buildings literally becoming part of the fabric of the city there was no software that could extrude these complex net forms and model them with gravity so we had to
Video examples
Janet Echelman: Taking...
The sculpture could now be entirely soft, which made it so light it could tie in to existing buildings -- literally becoming part of the fabric of the city. There was no software that could extrude these complex net forms
Video examples
Taking imagination...
so light it could tie into existing buildings literally becoming part of the fabric of the city there was no software that could extrude these complex net forms and model them with gravity so we had to
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