corrugated

corrugated
corrugated 1620s, "wrinkled" (of skin, etc.), pp. adj. from CORRUGATE (Cf. corrugate). Meaning "bent into curves or folds" (of iron, cardboard, etc., for elasticity and strength) is from 1853.

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  • corrugated — adj. shaped into parallel folds alternately grooved and ridged; as, the surface of the ocean was rippled and corrugated. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • corrugated — [adj] ridged, grooved channelled, creased, crinkled, crumpled, flexed, fluted, folded, furrowed, puckered, roughened, rumpled, wrinkled; concepts 485,606 Ant. flat, smooth …   New thesaurus

  • Corrugated — The term corrugated, describing a series of parallel ridges and furrows, may refer to the following: Corrugated fiberboard also called corrugated cardboard Corrugated galvanised iron Corrugated plastic Corrugated Frog See also Corrugator… …   Wikipedia

  • Corrugated — Corrugate 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • corrugated — adjective Date: 1590 having corrugations < corrugated paper >; also made of corrugated material (as cardboard) < corrugated boxes > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • corrugated — cor|ru|gat|ed [ kɔrə,geıtəd ] adjective corrugated materials have been shaped into parallel folds: a corrugated tin roof corrugated cardboard …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • corrugated — UK [ˈkɒrəˌɡeɪtɪd] / US [ˈkɔrəˌɡeɪtəd] adjective corrugated materials have been shaped into parallel folds a corrugated iron roof corrugated cardboard …   English dictionary

  • corrugated — [[t]kɒ̱rəgeɪtɪd, AM kɔ͟ːr [/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Corrugated metal or cardboard has been folded into a series of small parallel folds to make it stronger. ...a hut with a corrugated iron roof …   English dictionary

  • corrugated — adjective in the shape of waves or folds, or made like this in order to give something strength: corrugated cardboard | corrugated iron corrugation noun (C) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • corrugated — adj. Corrugated is used with these nouns: ↑cardboard, ↑iron, ↑metal …   Collocations dictionary

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