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English
Adjective
extrusive (comparative more extrusive, superlative most extrusive)
- Jutting out; extruding.
- (geology) Of rocks: forced, while in a plastic or molten state, on to the Earth's surface to lie atop existing rocks.
Synonyms
Translations
of molten rock forced on to the Earth's surface
Noun
extrusive (plural extrusives)
- (geology) Rock which has been formed through volcanic extrusion.
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French
Pronunciation
Adjective
extrusive
- feminine singular of extrusif