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intrusion
[ in-troo-zhuhn ]
noun
- an act or instance of intruding.
- the state of being intruded.
- Law.
- an illegal act of entering, seizing, or taking possession of another's property.
- a wrongful entry after the determination of a particular estate, made before the remainderman or reversioner has entered.
- Geology.
- emplacement of molten rock in preexisting rock.
- plutonic rock emplaced in this manner.
- a process analogous to magmatic intrusion, as the injection of a plug of salt into sedimentary rocks.
- the matter forced in.
intrusion
/ ɪˈٰːə /
noun
- the act or an instance of intruding; an unwelcome visit, interjection, etc
an intrusion on one's privacy
- the movement of magma from within the earth's crust into spaces in the overlying strata to form igneous rock
- any igneous rock formed in this way
- 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
intrusion
- The movement of magma through cracks in underground rocks within the Earth, usually in an upward direction.
- ◆ 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.
- Compare extrusion
Derived Forms
- ˈٰܲDzԲ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ·ٰsDz· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of intrusion1
Example Sentences
Digital age checks can lead to "security breaches, privacy intrusion, errors, digital exclusion and censorship," according to Silkie Carlo, director of Big Brother Watch.
Senior Advocacy Officer Madeleine Stone says they can pose a risk to users, "including security breaches, privacy intrusion, errors, digital exclusion and censorship".
This intrusion into identity makes it difficult for employees of color to develop a holistic professional and personal identity.
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".
“I think the intrusion upon the war powers and foreign policy powers of the president is utterly unprecedented,” Ensign said.
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