Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rugate

/ˈɹuːɡeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ru-gate
IPA: /ˈɹuːɡeɪt/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having alternate ridges and depressions; wrinkled.

adj

Having a varying refractive index.

Example Sentences

"Unifacial, superior surface transversely rugate, with minute oririmes at the bottom of the furrows"
"Rugate coatings typically consist of a single layer deposited onto a substrate where the refractive index of the layer continuously changes as a function of depth."
"Researchers have focused on various manufactured periodically nonhomogeneous dielectric materials, including rugate filters and periodically multilayered materials."

Etymology

From Latin rugatus, past participle of rugare (“to wrinkle”), from ruga (“a wrinkle”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: rugatus

Inflected Forms

more rugate (comparative) most rugate (superlative)

Synonyms

bewrinkled rugose wrinkly

Questions

How do you pronounce rugate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹuːɡeɪt/.
What does rugate mean?: Having alternate ridges and depressions; wrinkled.
Where does rugate come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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