different between extrusive vs tezontle

English

Adjective

extrusive (comparative more extrusive, superlative most extrusive)

1. Jutting out; extruding.
2. (geology) Of rocks: forced, while in a plastic or molten state, on to the Earth's surface to lie atop existing rocks.

Synonyms

• effusive

Related terms

• extrude, extrusion
• detrusive, intrusive, protrusive, retrusive

Translations

Noun

extrusive (plural extrusives)

1. (geology) Rock which has been formed through volcanic extrusion.

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k.st?y.ziv/

Adjective

extrusive

1. feminine singular of extrusif

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tezontle, from Nahuatl tetzontli, from tetl (“stone”) + tzontli (“head hair”).

Noun

tezontle (uncountable)

1. A porous, extrusive, igneous, volcanic rock, usually reddish in colour, used extensively in construction in Mexico.

Spanish

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl tetzontli, from tetl (“stone”) + tzontli (“head, hair”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /te??ontle/, [t?e??õn?.t?le]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /te?sontle/, [t?e?sõn?.t?le]

Noun

tezontle m (uncountable)

1. tezontle

Descendants

• English: tezontle