- Tending to push or thrust out.
- Tending to protrude or project.
- Derived from magma poured out or ejected at the earth's surface. Used of igneous rocks.
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ex·tru·sive (ĭk-strū'sĭv, -zĭv) ![]() |
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| Cosmic Lexicon: Extrusive |
Refers to ingeous rocks erupted on the surface.
| Geological Glossary: Extrusive |
Describing lava that reached the earth's surface or igneous rock formed from such lava, characterized by a glassy or fine crystalline texture.
| WordNet: extrusive |
The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
(geology) of rock material; forced out while molten through cracks in the earth's surface
Antonym: intrusive (meaning #2)
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