crenulated
- adjective
- /ˈkrɛn.jə.leɪ.tɪd/
- Specialized
:
crenulado
- The edge of the old coin was beautifully crenulated, giving it a unique texture.
Examples
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PHOTOS (BLACK & WHITE): FIG. 4 -- A crenulated pattern is given to alcove posts by embedding plastic twigs into cedars and binding them with wire.
Academic text (1997) -
Conventionally, the plastic sticks used to produce crenulated surfaces are only left on for a year, but Kato leaves them on for two years in order to ensure that the furrows and ridges produced are easier to see and feel and have consistent quality.
Academic text (1997) -
The leaves of the plant had a crenulated edge that caught the morning dew.
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She admired the crenulated seashells collected from the beach, each with its own distinctive pattern.
Synonyms
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An edge with a row of small rounded curves often on cloth or plates
An edge with many small round notches
An edge of a leaf with rounded small bumps or shallow notches
Having an edge with small rounded notches like many leaves and cells
How Notched
Surface Forms
Morphology
crenulated = crenulate (semi-transparent) = crenul + ated
The base 'crenulate' is not a common word, making the derivation less obvious.
Etymology
The word crenulated comes from the Latin word crena meaning 'notch' or 'small cut'. So a crenulated edge has tiny rounded notches or scallops, like the little scallops on a shell or the small teeth on a leaf.