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Extrusion vs Effusion - What's the difference?

extrusion | effusion |

As nouns the difference between extrusion and effusion

is that extrusion is a manufacturing process where a billet of material is pushed and/or drawn through a die to create a shaped rod, rail or pipe while effusion is a liquid outpouring.

extrusion

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A manufacturing process where a billet of material is pushed and/or drawn through a die to create a shaped rod, rail or pipe.
  • An item formed by the process of extrusion.

    • Related terms

    * extrude

    See also

    * Wikipedia entry. ----

    effusion

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a liquid outpouring.
  • (by extension) a speech or emotion outpouring.
  • * 1930; , (Morrie Ryskind), (Bert Kalmar), (Harry Ruby); (Animal Crackers) , (Paramount Pictures)
    • Captain Spaulding: My friends, I am highly gratified by this magnificent display of effusion ...
  • (medicine) the seeping of fluid into a body cavity; the fluid itself