They crumpled it into all shapes, and diligently scanned every wrinkle that could be made. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
crumpling — Смотри Смятие … Энциклопедический словарь по металлургии
crumpling — crum·ple || krÊŒmpl v. crush out of shape, wrinkle; become wrinkled, be crushed; collapse, cave in … English contemporary dictionary
crumpling — crump·ling … English syllables
crumpling — ˈkru̇mpliŋ, rəm noun ( s) Etymology: crump (I) + ling dialect England : something stunted or shriveled (as an apple or cucumber) … Useful english dictionary
Смятие — [crumpling, crushing] местное сжатие, сопровождаемое, как правило, остаточными деформациями материала; возникает в соединениях болтовых, заклепочных, шпоночных и др. в местах опирания конструкций и в зонах контакта сжимаемых элементов. Одно из… … Энциклопедический словарь по металлургии
crumple — I. verb (crumpled; crumpling) Etymology: Middle English crumplen, frequentative of Middle English crumpen Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to press, bend, or crush out of shape ; rumple 2. to cause to collapse intransitive … New Collegiate Dictionary
Froissage — is a method of collage developed by Ladislav Novák in which the lines made by crumpling up a piece of paper are used to create a drawing. One major exponent of the art of froissage is Jiří Kolář.In his lifetime, Kolář acquired a reputation as one … Wikipedia
Alex Castellanos — is a U.S. Republican Party political media consultant. He worked on Mitt Romney s presidential campaign, [http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/02/27/document shows romneys strategies?mode=PF Scott Helman, Document shows Romney s… … Wikipedia
crumple — crumply, adj. /krum peuhl/, v., crumpled, crumpling, n. v.t. 1. to press or crush into irregular folds or into a compact mass; bend out of shape; rumple; wrinkle. 2. to cause to collapse or give way suddenly: That right hook to the midsection… … Universalium
geosyncline — /jee oh sin kluyn/, n. Geol. a portion of the earth s crust subjected to downward warping during a large span of geologic time; a geosynclinal fold. [1890 95; GEO + SYNCLINE] * * * I Linear trough of subsidence of the Earth s crust, in which vast … Universalium
