extrusion
noun
ex·tru·sion
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Definition of extrusion
: the act or process of extruding
also
: a form or product produced by this process
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But what the scientists observed next came as more of a surprise and allowed them to build further detail into the loop extrusion hypothesis. — Quanta Magazine, "How Cells Pack Tangled DNA Into Neat Chromosomes," 22 Feb. 2018 Those results lent support to the idea of loop extrusion, a prior proposal about how DNA is packaged. — Quanta Magazine, "How Cells Pack Tangled DNA Into Neat Chromosomes," 22 Feb. 2018 The company sells entire 3D printers (starting at $199) or extrusion kits (starting at $39) that allows the nozzle to be attached to an existing 3D printer. — Liz Stinson, Curbed, "New 3D printer takes the mess out of ceramics," 11 Dec. 2018 Good Catch, co-founded in 2016 with New Crop Capital, is building a manufacturing facility in Heath, Ohio, with specialized, high-moisture extrusion machines similar to those used for canned cat food, says co-founder Eric Schnell. — Anne Marie Chaker, WSJ, "Fish: The Final Frontier in Fake Meat," 15 Oct. 2018 There are algorithms aplenty, geometrical extrusions and something called the bidirectional reflectance distribution function, which is all about understanding the play of light on a surface. — Steve Johnson, chicagotribune.com, "New 'Pixar' exhibit at MSI has Buzz Lightyear and real STEM — and isn't just a booster for the movies," 24 May 2018 The aluminum extrusion from the plant were used for NASA rocket launchers, military hardware and other items, the indictment said. — Everton Bailey Jr., OregonLive.com, "Portland man accused of scheme to defraud NASA," 19 Apr. 2018 PrimaLoft has its own extrusion process that turns aerogels into a powder form and then loads it into extremely tiny polyester polymer fiber. — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, "How NASA Tech Helps This Jacket Battle the Elements," 16 Mar. 2018 Japan buys primary aluminum from overseas and processes it into sheet and extrusions used in vehicles and heat exchangers for domestic sale and export. — Bloomberg.com, "Japan's Aluminum Industry Urges Trump to Pull Back on Tariffs," 5 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'extrusion.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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