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Extrusive

Extrusive \Ex*tru"sive\, a. [See Extrude.] (Geol.) Forced out at the surface; as, extrusive rocks; -- contrasted with intrusive.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
extrusive

1816, from Latin extrus-, past participle stem of extrudere "thrust out; drive away" (see extrusion) + -ive. Related: Extrusively.

Wiktionary
extrusive

a. jut; extrude. n. (context geology English) Rock which has been formed through volcanic extrusion.

WordNet
extrusive

adj. of rock material; forced out while molten through cracks in the earth's surface [ant: intrusive]