- notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
- make saw-toothed or jag the edge of; "serrate the edges of the teeth"
- (serration) the condition of being serrated; "the serrations of a city skyline"
- To make serrate; Having tooth-like projections on one side, as in a saw; (leaves) Having tooth-like projections pointed away from the petiole
- (Serrated) With sharp, forward-pointing teeth.
- (SERRATED) 1) The vexillogical term for a saw-toothed line on a flag or a charge so shaped – a zigzag – indented or dancetty (see also ‘wolfteeth’).
- (serrated) having a notched, toothed or saw-like edge.
- a serrated knife blade features notched teeth that are used for heavy duty cutting.
- (Serrated) A saw tooth or zig-zag ornament that is one form of a notched dentil.
- (Serrated) Carving that is a zigzag ornament. Gothic origin.
- (Serrated) Condition of a surface having sharp teeth.
- (Serrated) Equipped with serrations ("teeth", from the Latin word for "saw" ) to improve grip. Cone locknuts, washers, jaws of vise grips, pliers, pipe wrenches, saddle clamps are serrated.
- (Serrated) edge of a shell that exhibits a series of grooves or points.
- (Serrated) refers to a notched or sawtooth edge on the rim of a glass piece, usually found on cut glass pieces.
- (Serration) A flag where tow colors are separated by a serrated edge. Ex: Flag of Qatar.
- (Serration) A saw like grind down at the edge of a blade which increases the ripping power of the knife.
- (Serration) A series of teeth on an edge (as on a saw)
- (Serration) A vertical synchronizing pulse divided into a number of small pulses, each acting for the duration of half a line in a television system. Serrations are used to keep the horizontal oscillator synchronized during the vertical sync pulse interval in early televisions.
- (serration) saw-tooth like projections along the blade edge of a point; presumed to be a form of resharpening most often characteristic of points made by prehistoric Archaic cultures (8000- 500 BC)
- These forms of antennae have segments that are angled on one side giving the appearance of a saw edge (e.g. Coleoptera)
- a margin armed with sharp teeth which point forward like the teeth of a saw.
- Having margins with sharp, fine to coarse teeth generally pointing tipward, not outward; margins with such teeth on such primary teeth are doubly serrate. (see dentate)
- a leaf margin that has pointed teeth that are directed upward
- with teeth like saw (cutting edge of bill)
- A sharply toothed leaf margin. Serrations are conspicuous on some species; on other species they may only be visible with magnification.* Go Back