Extrusive
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Extrusive is an adjective meaning Jutting out; extruding.
Meaning
Jutting out; extruding.
More Meanings
- (geology) Of rocks: forced, while in a plastic or molten state, on to the Earth's surface to lie atop existing rocks.
- (geology) Rock which has been formed through volcanic extrusion.
Word Forms
- extrusives
Synonyms for extrusive
Depending on context, synonyms include effusive, eruptive, volcanic.
Antonyms for extrusive
Common opposites include intrusive.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include eruptive, volcanic, outjutting, protrusive, exsert, extroverted.
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