corrugated

Having parallel grooves

Corrugated means shaped into parallel ridges and grooves, like a washboard.

The pattern adds strength and rigidity: corrugated cardboard, corrugated metal roofing.

The ridges create air pockets for insulation and allow flexibility without breaking.

Almost always describes manufactured materials rather than natural surfaces.

texture

ridged

Having raised lines

crinkled · fluted · bumpy · wavy · striated · embossed · puckered · pleated · scalloped · ruffled

metal

roofing

Installing overhead shelter material

siding · sheets · steel · aluminum · iron · tin · zinc · industrial · shed · barn

tubing

hose

Flexible fluid conduit

drainage · ducting · ventilation · PVC · plastic · coiled · expandable · vacuum · electrical · protective

cardboard

boxes

Six-sided containers

fluting · linerboard · kraft · containerboard · die-cut · folding · pallets · cushioning · stacking · bundling

shape

ridges

Narrow elevated formations

peaks · valleys · folds · channels · waves · pleats · crimps · undulations · parallel · repeating

Categories
Opposites
surface texture

corrugatedsmooth

Without roughness or difficulty

flat · even · plain · sleek · unblemished

structural form

corrugatedflat

Lacking vertical variation

planar · straight · unfolded · level · unfurrowed

Phrases
Family

corrugate, corrugation

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G