serration

English

Noun

serration (countable and uncountable, plural serrations)

(uncountable) The state of being serrated.
(countable) A set of teeth or notches.
- 1929, Robert Dean Frisbee, The Book of Puka-Puka, Eland, published 2019, page 74:
  On reaching the outer reef I was startled at the sight of the gigantic combers roaring along the serrations and knife-edges of coral, but Benny was not in the least alarmed.
(countable) One of the teeth in a serrated or serrate edge.

Translations

state of being serrated

Finnish: hampaisuus
Italian: dentatura (it) f

set of teeth or notches

Finnish: hammastus (fi)
French: serration (fr) f (rare), dentelure (fr) f
Italian: dentatura (it) f

one of the teeth in a serrated edge

Finnish: hammas (fi)
Italian: dentatura (it) f

Anagrams

Torresian, errations, rationers

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