Definitions for corrugate
ˈkɔr əˌgeɪt, ˈkɒr-; -gɪt, -ˌgeɪtcor·ru·gate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. corrugateverb

   fold into ridges

   "corrugate iron"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. corrugateverb

   To wrinkle

2. corrugateverb

   to fold into parallel folds, grooves or ridges

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To CORRUGATEverb

   To wrinkle or purse up; as the skin is drawn into wrinkles by cold, or any other cause. John Quincy

   Etymology: corrugo, Latin.

   The cramp cometh of contraction of sinews: it cometh either by cold or dryness; for cold and dryness do both of them contract and corrugate. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 964.

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1. corrugate

   To corrugate is to shape or bend into alternate ridges and grooves, typically in order to create rigidity or strength. This technique is often used in the production of cardboard or metal sheets.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Corrugateadjective

   wrinkled; crumpled; furrowed; contracted into ridges and furrows

2. Corrugateverb

   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

3. Etymology: [L. corrugatus, p. p. of corrugare; cor-+ rugare to wrinkle, ruga wrinkle; of uncertain origin.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Corrugate

   kor′oo-gāt, v.t. to wrinkle or draw into folds.—p.adjs. Corr′ugant; Corr′ugated.—ns. Corrugā′tion, the act of wrinkling or being wrinkled: a wrinkle; Corr′ugator (anat.) one of the two muscles that wrinkle the brow.—Corrugated metal, metal passed between pairs of rollers with ridged surfaces, the ridges of one fitting into the hollows of the other, the plates operated on being bent and compressed into the wavy outline of the rolls. [L. cor, inten., rugāre, -ātum, to wrinkle—ruga, a wrinkle.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of corrugate in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of corrugate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=corrugate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Corrugate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=corrugate
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corrugate
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=corrugate
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=corrugate