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corrugation

[kawr-uh-gey-shuhn, kor-] / ˌkɔr əˈgeɪ ʃən, ˌkɒr- /


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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

Slabs of sandstone and shale often retain what is called the ripple-mark—that is, the corrugation of surface produced by the gentle agitation of shallow water over sand or mud.

From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 459 Volume 18, New Series, October 16, 1852 by Robert Chambers




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