Corrugant

/ˈkɔrəɡənt/ adjective

Definition

Something that causes wrinkling or folding, or has the quality of creating ridges and grooves.

Etymology

From Latin 'corrugare' (to wrinkle together), combining 'cor-' (together) and 'rugare' (to wrinkle), from 'ruga' (wrinkle). The '-ant' suffix indicates a present participle or agent quality.

Kelly Says

The word shares its root with 'ruga,' which is also the name for the wrinkles in your brain (cerebral rugae)—so corrugant literally describes the same process happening in cardboard and your cortex!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዝምም
zim-mim
ARالعربية
مُشَوِّق
mu-sha-wiq
BNবাংলা
কুঁচক
kun-chok
CACatalà
corrugant
kor-ri-gant
CSČeština
vrásčitý
vras-ci-ty
DADansk
folder
fol-der
DEDeutsch
Wellenformer
vel-en-för-mer
ELΕλληνικά
ρυθμικό
ri-thi-ko
ESEspañol
corrugador
kor-roo-gah-dor
FAفارسی
موجدار
moo-jad-dar
FISuomi
kuviointia
ku-vio-in-tia
FRFrançais
corrugateur
kor-roo-gah-toor
GUGU
વિંટ
vin-t
HAHA
gaba
ga-ba
HEעברית
קמט
k-met
HIहिन्दी
झुर्रियाँ
jhur-riyān
HUMagyar
görbült
gör-bült
IDBahasa Indonesia
penggulung
peng-gul-ung
IGIG
nkwu
n-k-wu
ITItaliano
corrugatore
kor-roo-gah-tore
JA日本語
しわ寄せ
shiwa-yoshike
KKKK
өңістік
ö-n-i-s-tik
KMKM
របៀង
ro-bi-eng
KO한국어
주름
ju-reum
MRMR
खड्डे
khad-de
MSBahasa Melayu
kerut
ke-rut
MYမြန်မာ
ကြောင်း
kya-ng
NLNederlands
corrugator
kor-ri-ga-tor
NONorsk
folder
fol-der
PAPA
ਗੜ
gar-d
PLPolski
wyżłobiony
vhiz-lo-bo-ni
PTPortuguês
corrugador
kor-roo-gah-dor
RORomână
crestat
kre-stat
RUРусский
выпуклость
vy-puk-lost'
SVSvenska
veckform
veck-form
SWKiswahili
kujua
koo-jua
TAதமிழ்
வளைவு
va-lai-vu
TEతెలుగు
వంపు
vam-pu
THไทย
เป็นรอยย่น
pen roi yen
TLTL
kulot
koo-lot
TRTürkçe
çizgili
chi-z-gil-i
UKУкраїнська
зморшки
zmor-shki
URاردو
جھریں
jhe-reen
VITiếng Việt
làm nhăn
lam-nhen
YOYO
àwọn
aw-on
ZH中文
波纹剂
bōwén jì
ZUZU
izinyembe
i-zi-nyem-be

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