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Corrugated vs Plicate - What's the difference?

corrugated | plicate |

Plicate is a synonym of corrugated.



As verbs the difference between corrugated and plicate

is that corrugated is past tense of corrugate while plicate is to fold or pleat usually used in passive.

As adjectives the difference between corrugated and plicate

is that corrugated is marked with parallel folds, ridges or furrows while plicate is folded multiple times lengthwise like a fan, usually lending stiffness to a flat structure such as a leaf; corrugated; pleated.

corrugated

English

Verb

(head)
  • (corrugate)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Marked with parallel folds, ridges or furrows.
  • Bent into regular curved folds or grooves.

    • Derived terms

    * corrugated cardboard * corrugated iron

    plicate

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (biology) Folded multiple times lengthwise like a fan, usually lending stiffness to a flat structure such as a leaf; corrugated; pleated.

    • Synonyms

    * (folded) corrugated, folded, plicated

    Related terms

    * plicately

    Verb

    (plicat)
  • To fold or pleat (usually used in passive).