corrugation
noun
cor·ru·ga·tion
ˌkȯr-ə-ˈgā-shən 
ˌkär-
1
: the act of corrugating
2
: a ridge or groove of a surface that has been corrugated
Examples of corrugation in a Sentence
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And—as expected—the solid rear axle does its usual dance on corrugations as well as its obligatory wag on big one-wheel bumps.
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Barry Winfield, Car and Driver, 1 Aug. 2023
Many are made not with potter’s wheels but a more ancient technique: coiling ropes of clay into a circle, laying one coil on top of another, then using handheld tools to smooth out the corrugations.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 25 May 2023
By alternating the cardboard's corrugation, Gehry was able to create stacks of it strong enough to support a human.
—Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 19 Jan. 2023
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.
—Matthew Shaer, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2022
The multiton rolls landed on the floor, where they were moved to be cut to size and sent to the loading area to be ferried to separate facilities for corrugation — the folding-and-layering action that makes cardboard cardboard.
—Matthew Shaer, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2022
The corrugation of their flesh is a metaphor for the corruption of their souls.
—Carolina A. Mirandacolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2022
While upper touch points are squishy soft, the plastic lower on the door panels has a wavy corrugation.
—Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 21 June 2022
And the car is suspended firmly enough to produce vertical bobbing on corrugation, although bump-impact harshness is extraordinarily well contained by the expensive suspension and superstiff structure.
—Barry Winfield, Car and Driver, 21 May 2020
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Barry Winfield, Car and Driver, 1 Aug. 2023
Many are made not with potter’s wheels but a more ancient technique: coiling ropes of clay into a circle, laying one coil on top of another, then using handheld tools to smooth out the corrugations.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 25 May 2023
By alternating the cardboard's corrugation, Gehry was able to create stacks of it strong enough to support a human.
—Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 19 Jan. 2023
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.
—Matthew Shaer, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2022
The multiton rolls landed on the floor, where they were moved to be cut to size and sent to the loading area to be ferried to separate facilities for corrugation — the folding-and-layering action that makes cardboard cardboard.
—Matthew Shaer, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2022
The corrugation of their flesh is a metaphor for the corruption of their souls.
—Carolina A. Mirandacolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2022
While upper touch points are squishy soft, the plastic lower on the door panels has a wavy corrugation.
—Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 21 June 2022
And the car is suspended firmly enough to produce vertical bobbing on corrugation, although bump-impact harshness is extraordinarily well contained by the expensive suspension and superstiff structure.
—Barry Winfield, Car and Driver, 21 May 2020
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First Known Use
1528, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Corrugation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corrugation. Accessed 11 Dec. 2023.
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corrugation
noun
cor·ru·ga·tion
ˌkȯr-ə-ˈgā-shən
ˌkär-
1
: the act of corrugating : the state of being corrugated
2
: a ridge or groove of a corrugated surface
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