Meaning & use
corrugate
To shape a material into a series of parallel folds or ridges for added strength.
See it in a sentence
Manufacturers corrugate sheet metal so that thin panels can support heavier loads without bending.
The cardboard box was made by corrugating a middle layer between two flat sheets.
A note on using this word
Corrugate is mostly used in technical or manufacturing contexts; the adjective form 'corrugated' is far more common in everyday speech.
Words with a similar meaning
ridgefurrow
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