corrugation
Example Sentences
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The wall is lined with thick, vertical grooves, described by Vargas as “almost like a lattice surface because the corrugation is so deep.”
From Los Angeles Times
The researchers set out to determine if the corrugation of a dragonfly's wing is a secret ingredient for boosting lift.
From Science Daily
If the temperature of the surfaces is not zero, friction force appears, due to surface corrugations, caused by thermal fluctuations.
From Science Daily
Additionally, they engineered a logic circuit for signal analysis, utilizing the negative gauge factor resulting from introducing micrometer-scale corrugations into the pattern.
From Science Daily
It pits the carefully separated objects against the dark background void, irradiating the edges of feathers and leaves, the corrugations of the cabbage, and the tiny serrations lining the open beak of the duck.
From Washington Post
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