serration
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7.2
One of the small tooth-like notches along an edge
- noun
- /səˈrɛɪʃən/
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serración
- This leaf has a beautiful serration along its edge that adds to its visual appeal.
Examples
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But if you're doing sensitive bending work, like with brass or gold wire or silver wire, you don't want those serrations marking up your wire.
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So they have the serrations all on the leaves.
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So it's, and it does this because of what's known as micro serrations on its feathers.
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The pattern of lacerations match the serrations.
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The serration on the knife helps to slice through tough materials easily.
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Inspecting the serration of the saw blade, the carpenter noted its effectiveness for cutting wood.
Synonyms
sawtooth
vsserration
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6.4
A tooth-shaped point on a saw blade that helps it cut wood
is a single notch or tooth in a series used on many edges
How Jagged
Surface Forms
serration singular
serrations plural
Morphology
Etymology
Serration comes from the Latin serra, meaning 'saw'. A single serration is one small saw 'tooth' on an edge or leaf, which is why we use the word for each notch.