wrinkling

Definition of wrinkling in English English dictionary: present participle of wrinkle; (1) the puckering or creasing of a pliable material that results from environment and/or manufacturing; (2) the puckering or gathering into tiny unpatterned ridges of the surface of an ink film on drying, caused by incomplete drying of underneath portions while the surface of the ink film is in the process of becoming completely dry; defect of a coating occurring when a film dries on the surface more quickly than below the surface; A coating film defect in which the surface film has contracted to form wrinkles, most common with alkyds and other drying oil coatings when applied in thick layers; Condition in a paint film appearing as ripples: (1) produced intentionally as a decorative effect or (2) Defect caused by drying conditions or an excessively thick film
wrinkle: {n} a crease in cloth, the face a surrow
wrinkle: {v} to cause wrinkles or creases
wrinkle: A line or crease in the skin, especially when caused by age or fatigue
wrinkle: If cloth wrinkles, or if someone or something wrinkles it, it gets folds or lines in it. Her stockings wrinkled at the ankles I wrinkled the velvet. + wrinkled wrin·kled His suit was wrinkled and he looked very tired. = crumpled
wrinkle: To shrink into furrows and ridges
wrinkle: A small ridge, prominence, or furrow formed by the shrinking or contraction of any smooth substance; a corrugation; a crease; a slight fold; as, wrinkle in the skin; a wrinkle in cloth
wrinkle: a minor difficulty; "they finally have the wrinkles pretty well ironed out"
wrinkle: A winkle
wrinkle: To pucker or become uneven or irregular
wrinkle: An imperfection in the surface of a laminate that looks like a crease or fold in one of the outer layers; it occurs in vacuum bag molding due to improper placement of the bag
wrinkle: To contract into furrows and prominences; to make a wrinkle or wrinkles in; to corrugate; as, wrinkle the skin or the brow
wrinkle: a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different) a minor difficulty; "they finally have the wrinkles pretty well ironed out"
wrinkle: A feature of a new product or security intended to entice a buyer
wrinkle: become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't wrinkle"
wrinkle: {i} crease; fold; trick, maneuver (Slang)
wrinkle: make wrinkled or creased; "furrow one's brow"
wrinkle: gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker; "purse ones's lips"
wrinkle: A fault, imperfection or bug especially in a new system or product; typically, they will need to be ironed out
wrinkle: a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
wrinkle: a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different)
wrinkle: Hence, to make rough or uneven in any way
wrinkle: A drawcard feature of a new product or security which entices a buyer
wrinkle: A notion or fancy; a whim; as, to have a new wrinkle
wrinkle: To make wrinkles in; to cause to have wrinkles
wrinkle: {f} crease; become creased
wrinkle: Wrinkles are lines which form on someone's face as they grow old. His face was covered with wrinkles
wrinkle: Imperfection in the surface of a laminate that looks like a crease in one of the outer layers This occurs in vacuum-bag molding when the bag is improperly placed
wrinkle: When someone's skin wrinkles or when something wrinkles it, lines start to form in it because the skin is getting old or damaged. The skin on her cheeks and around her eyes was beginning to wrinkle. protection against the sun's rays that age and wrinkle the skin. + wrinkled wrin·kled I did indeed look older and more wrinkled than ever
wrinkle: When you wrinkle your nose or forehead, or when it wrinkles, you tighten the muscles in your face so that the skin folds. Frannie wrinkled her nose at her daughter Ellen's face wrinkles as if she is about to sneeze
wrinkle: make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface; "The dress got wrinkled
wrinkle: make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface; "The dress got wrinkled"
wrinkle: A wrinkle is a raised fold in a piece of cloth or paper that spoils its appearance. He noticed a wrinkle in her stocking
wrinkle: A small furrow, ridge or crease in an otherwise smooth surface
wrinkle: Synonym for epimacular membrane
wrinkle: hence, any roughness; unevenness
wrinkle: A small ridge or prominence on a smooth fabric, a crease or a fold
wrinkle: "Crease" - A sharp deviation from flat in the sheet which is transferred from processing equipment subsequent to the roll bite
wrinkle: A crease in the rubber; thickness is reduced in the valleys of the crease