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intrusion

[ in-troo-zhuhn ]

noun

  1. an act or instance of intruding.
  2. the state of being intruded.
  3. Law.
    1. an illegal act of entering, seizing, or taking possession of another's property.
    2. a wrongful entry after the determination of a particular estate, made before the remainderman or reversioner has entered.
  4. Geology.
    1. emplacement of molten rock in preexisting rock.
    2. plutonic rock emplaced in this manner.
    3. a process analogous to magmatic intrusion, as the injection of a plug of salt into sedimentary rocks.
    4. the matter forced in.


intrusion

/ ɪˈٰːə /

noun

  1. the act or an instance of intruding; an unwelcome visit, interjection, etc

    an intrusion on one's privacy

    1. the movement of magma from within the earth's crust into spaces in the overlying strata to form igneous rock
    2. any igneous rock formed in this way
  2. property law an unlawful entry onto land by a stranger after determination of a particular estate of freehold and before the remainderman or reversioner has made entry
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

intrusion

/ ĭ-ٰ̅̅ə /

  1. The movement of magma through cracks in underground rocks within the Earth, usually in an upward direction.
  2. ◆ Rocks that form from the underground cooling of magma are generally coarse-grained (because they cool slowly so that large crystals have time to grow) and are called intrusive rocks.
  3. Compare extrusion
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٰܲDzԲ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·ٰsDz· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of intrusion1

1250–1300; Middle English < Medieval Latin Գٰūō- (stem of Գٰūō ), equivalent to Latin Գٰū ( us ), past participle of Գٰū to intrude (equivalent to Գٰū- verb stem + -tus past participle suffix, with dt < s ) + -ō- -ion
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This intrusion into identity makes it difficult for employees of color to develop a holistic professional and personal identity.

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The chain, which has nearly 2,000 restaurants, said most of its sites would be shut between 31 March and 4 April "to prevent external intrusion and internal infestation of pests and vermin".

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“I think the intrusion upon the war powers and foreign policy powers of the president is utterly unprecedented,” Ensign said.

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But in other ways, it’s a frightening intrusion of reality – into the rose-tinted picture many liberals still have of how America works and how America relates to the rest of the world….

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Myers’ vision for the area included reintroducing animals that had once been native inhabitants, including tule elk and bighorn sheep, and obliterating man-made intrusions, such as a rock quarry, petroleum waste pits, fences and roads.

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