extrude (redirected from extrudable)

extrude /ex·trude/ (ek-strldbomacd´)

1. to force out, or to occupy a position distal to that normally occupied.

2. in dentistry, to occupy a position occlusal to that normally occupied.

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ex·trude (k-strd)

v.

1. To thrust, force, or press out.

2. To protrude or project.

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extrude

[ekstrōod′]

Etymology: L, extrudere, to push out

to thrust out from a surface or from alignment.

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extrude,

v to elevate; to move a tooth coronally.

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extrude

to force out, or to occupy a position distal to that normally occupied. In feed preparation to force through a die under pressure.