corrugated

American  

[kawr-uh-gey-tid, kor-] / ˈkɔr əˌgeɪ tɪd, ˈkɒr- /

adjective

1. shaped into wavy folds or alternating furrows and ridges.

   Drops of rain hammered on the corrugated metal roof.

   Your cat can use the toy’s corrugated cardboard center as a scratching mat.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of corrugate.

Other Word Forms

• uncorrugated adjective

Etymology

Origin of corrugated

First recorded in 1585–95; corrugate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective; corrugate ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb

Example Sentences

U.S. gas futures are up a relatively tame 14% since then, offering an advantage to domestic producers of fertilizer and other economic building blocks including steel, plastic, and corrugated packaging.

From The Wall Street Journal

Insulation from the global natural-gas shock benefits not just household bill payers but also manufacturers of everything from steel and plastics to fertilizer and corrugated boxes.

From The Wall Street Journal

It's like a wing with a flexible, corrugated structure within it – something like an accordion – that allows said wing to fold down quickly, or flex with ease.

From BBC

The cube of concrete blocks topped with corrugated iron sheets cost him three years of sweat and sacrifice in a Saudi Arabian marble factory.

From Barron's

Residents dug through piles of debris, planks and corrugated metal to repair their makeshift homes.

From Barron's

Related Words

• crumpled