corrugation

[kawr-uh-gey-shuhn, kor-] Origin

cor·ru·ga·tion

[kawr-uh-gey-shuhn, kor-]
noun
1.
the act or state of corrugating or of being corrugated.
2.
a wrinkle; fold; furrow; ridge.

Origin:
1520–30; < Medieval Latin corrūgātiōn- (stem of corrūgātiō) a wrinkling. See corrugate, -ion
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Corrugation is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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corrugate
 
vb
1.  (usually tr) to fold or be folded into alternate furrows and ridges
 
adj
2.  folded into furrows and ridges; wrinkled
 
[C18: from Latin corrūgāre, from rūga a wrinkle]
 
corru'gation
 
n

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corrugation
1520s, from L. *corrugationem, from corrugare (see corrugate).
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