corrugation
AmericanEtymology
Origin of corrugation
1520–30; < Medieval Latin corrūgātiōn- (stem of corrūgātiō ) a wrinkling. See corrugate, -ion
Example Sentences
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The wall is lined with thick, vertical grooves, described by Vargas as “almost like a lattice surface because the corrugation is so deep.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026
The researchers set out to determine if the corrugation of a dragonfly's wing is a secret ingredient for boosting lift.
From Science Daily • Jan. 26, 2024
But if the order originates with a poultry producer, the boxes are going to be larger, significantly stronger in composition and corrugation and lined with a coating to prevent leakage.
From New York Times • Nov. 28, 2022
A two-hour drive from Rabaul on a road strewn with potholes and corrugation, is the rural health clinic at Warangoi, where nurses report working to the point of exhaustion in desperately under-resourced conditions.
From The Guardian • Apr. 10, 2020
It must be freely lubricated by ways leading to each collar or corrugation, and so situated that it is accessible for examination.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
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