intrusion : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: intrusion	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for intrusion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
intrusion n any entry into an area not previously occupied; "an invasion of tourists"; "an invasion of locusts" Synonym(s): invasion, encroachment, intrusion entrance by force or without permission or welcome the forcing of molten rock into fissures or between strata of an earlier rock formation rock produced by an intrusive process entry to another's property without right or permission Synonym(s): trespass, encroachment, violation, intrusion, usurpation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Intrusion \In*tru"sion\, n. [Cf. F. intrusion. See {Intrude}.] 1. The act of intruding, or of forcing in; especially, the forcing (one's self) into a place without right or welcome; encroachment. Why this intrusion? Were not my orders that I should be private? --Addison. 2. (Geol.) The penetrating of one rock, while in a plastic or metal state, into the cavities of another. 3. (Law) The entry of a stranger, after a particular estate or freehold is determined, before the person who holds in remainder or reversion has taken possession. 4. (Scotch Ch.) The settlement of a minister over 3 congregation without their consent.