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corrugator

corrugator

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A machine that shapes materials into parallel ridges to make cardboard boxes
  • noun
  • /ˈkɔrəˌɡeɪtər/
  • Specialized
: corrugadora
  • A corrugator is essential in the process of making strong, lightweight packaging materials.

Examples

  • The corrugator produces cardboard sheets with ridges.

  • Technicians performed maintenance on the corrugator to ensure smooth operation during peak production times.

  • The factory installed a new corrugator to increase production of cardboard boxes for shipments.

  • Many factories use a corrugator for packaging.

  • The factory installed a new corrugator to increase its production of cardboard boxes.

  • To manufacture strong packaging material, they relied on a corrugator to create the necessary texture.

  • The corrugator produced sheets with distinct ridges, ideal for shipping fragile items.

Surface Forms

corrugator singular
corrugators plural

Morphology

corrugator = corrugate (transparent) = corrugate + or

Formed with the productive agentive suffix '-or' from the verb 'corrugate', so the meaning 'device or agent that corrugates' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Corrugator comes from the Latin corrugare, which means 'to wrinkle', and is the same root as corrugated in 'corrugated cardboard'; so a corrugator is a machine that makes material into ridges or 'wrinkles' to add strength.