cor|ru|ga|tion

cor|ru|ga|tion
cor|ru|ga|tion «KR uh GAY shuhn, -yuh-; KOR-», noun.
1. the act of corrugating.
2. the state of being corrugated; contraction into wrinkles, folds, or ridges.
3. one of a series of wavy folds or ridges; wrinkle; furrow.

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