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Extrusive

Extrusive Meaning & Definition
Extrusive Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Extrusive?

[adj] (geology) of rock material; forced out while molten through cracks in the earth's surface

Synonyms | Synonyms for Extrusive: eruptive | volcanic

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Extrusive In Webster's Dictionary

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

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