ru·gate

[roo-geyt, -git]
adjective
wrinkle; rugose.

Origin:
1840–50; < Latin rūgātus, past participle of rūgāre to become wrinkled. See ruga, -ate1

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rugose, rugous or rugate (ˈruːɡəʊs, -ɡəʊz, ˈruːɡeɪt, -ɡɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
wrinkled: rugose leaves
 
[C18: from Latin rūgōsus, from rūga a wrinkle]
 
rugous, rugous or rugate
 
adj
 
[C18: from Latin rūgōsus, from rūga a wrinkle]
 
rugate, rugous or rugate
 
adj
 
[C18: from Latin rūgōsus, from rūga a wrinkle]
 
'rugosely, rugous or rugate
 
adv
 
rugosity, rugous or rugate
 
n

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Rugate is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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The rugate and dichroic filters are the types of spectral splitters being considered for implementation into this system.
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