About The Word Corrugate
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Corrugate
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What's The Definition Of Corrugate?
[v] fold into ridges; "corrugate iron"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Corrugate: Related Terms | Find terms related to Corrugate: See Also | fold | fold up | turn up Corrugate In Webster's Dictionary \Cor"ru*gate\ (k?r"r?-g?t), a. [L. corrugatus, p. p.
of corrugare; cor-+ rugare to wrinkle, ruga wrinkle; of
uncertain origin.]
Wrinkled; crumpled; furrowed; contracted into ridges and
furrows.
\Cor"ru*gate\ (-g?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Corrugated} (-g?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Corrugating} (-g?`t?ng).] To form or shape into wrinkles or folds, or alternate ridges and grooves, as by drawing, contraction, pressure, bending, or otherwise; to wrinkle; to purse up; as, to corrugate plates of iron; to corrugate the forehead. {Corrugated iron}, sheet iron bent into a series of alternate ridges and grooves in parallel lines, giving it greater stiffness. {Corrugated paper}, a thick, coarse paper corrugated in order to give it elasticity. It is used as a wrapping material for fragile articles, as bottles. |
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