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Meanings of extrusive in English

Of rock material; forced out while molten through cracks in the earth's surface.

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Examples for "intrusive"
1
Much will depend on how intrusive the new measures are, said Pinchuk.
Reuters
2
Photographing injured people is intrusive and difficult, and comes with a responsibility.
The Guardian
3
Yet after 30 years, such an intrusive policy can't be reversed overnight.
Reuters
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The report noted the investigations undertaken for security vetting were highly intrusive.
Radio NZ
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Coming from an adult, the question would have been blunt and intrusive.
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
Usage of extrusive in English
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They can be intrusive or extrusive-dependingon where they cooled off.
Let's Collect Rocks and Shells
2
Thus, granite is an igneous, intrusive rock; lava is an igneous, extrusive rock.
Let's Collect Rocks and Shells
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When magmas reach the surface red hot, they form extrusive rocks, such as volcanic rocks.
Let's Collect Rocks and Shells
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Isoprenaline caused a marked intrusive tooth movement and a decrease in blood pressure, without an extrusive tooth movement and increase in blood pressure.
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