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gewellt

wavy, corrugated

adjective ge-VELT Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Also means

undulating

Usage Note

Gewellt describes a surface shaped in regular waves or corrugations — gewelltes Blech (corrugated metal), gewelltes Haar (wavy hair), gewellte Dünen (undulating dunes). Unlike wellig (slightly bumpy), gewellt implies a regular, natural or deliberate wave pattern.

Examples

"Das gewellte Wellblechdach schützte die Scheune zuverlässig vor Regen."

Natural Translation

The corrugated iron roof reliably protected the barn from rain.

Literal Translation

The corrugated roof sheet protected the barn reliably from rain.

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