intrudiert

Intrudiert is the past participle of the German verb intrudieren. In standard usage, it describes something that has been pushed in or introduced into a surrounding medium. The verb intrudieren is primarily found in technical or scientific contexts rather than everyday speech, and its sense is closely tied to the idea of intrusion or insertion.

In geology, intrudiert is used to refer to igneous bodies that form when magma intrudes into preexisting rock and solidifies underground. Such intrusions are contrasted with rocks formed at the surface by eruption. The term helps describe the relationship between the intrusion and the surrounding host rock, including how the intruding material cools and affects the neighboring geology. In English-language geology, the related concept is often expressed with “intrusive rocks” or “intrusions,” and the German terminology reflects that usage.

Beyond geology, intrudieren can be employed in other technical fields to denote deliberate insertion or introduction of substances, devices, or ideas into a host system. In these contexts, intrudiert retains the general meaning of something that has been put in or imposed from outside.

Etymology and related terms: intrudieren derives from a formation extending from the Latin intrudere, meaning to thrust in. The related noun is intrusion, and common English equivalents include “intruded” (past participle) and “intrusive” in adjectival use.

See also: intrusion, intrusive rock, intrusion in geology, intruding magma.