
Partially shrivelled Pinot Noir grapes. Left on the vine in the vineyard les Hâtes in Burgundy (Côte de Beaune) after the main harvest.
Shrivelling is a natural phenomenon where an object, with an attached sub-elastic covering, has its interior volume reduced in some way. The covering, which cannot contract any further, is then obliged to wrinkle and buckle, in order to preserve surface area while containing the lesser volume.[1]
Foods
For example, in raisin production manufacturers shrivel grapes by drying (desiccating) them.
 Shriveled squid Shriveled squid
 Sequence of images showing a peach decaying and shriveling over a period of six days Sequence of images showing a peach decaying and shriveling over a period of six days
 Shriveled, dried shrimp Shriveled, dried shrimp
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 Media related to Shrivelling at Wikimedia Commons Media related to Shrivelling at Wikimedia Commons
 The dictionary definition of shrivelling at Wiktionary The dictionary definition of shrivelling at Wiktionary
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