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ser·rate
(sĕr′āt′)adj. or ser·rat·ed (sĕr′ā′tĭd, sə-rā′-)
1. Having a saw-toothed edge or margin notched with toothlike projections: serrate leaves.
2. Forming a row of small sharp projections resembling the teeth of a saw: serrate teeth.
tr.v. ser·rat·ed, ser·rat·ing, ser·rates
To make (something) serrate.
[Latin serrātus, saw-shaped, from serra, saw.]
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serrated
adj
having a notched or sawlike edge
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ser•rat•ed
(ˈsɛr eɪ tɪd, səˈreɪ-)adj.
having a notched edge or sawlike teeth, esp. for cutting; serrate.
[1695–1705]
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Adj. | 1. | serrated - notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex rough - of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped |
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serrated
adjective notched, toothed, sawtoothed, serrate, serrulate, sawlike, serriform (Biology) Bread knives should have a serrated edge.
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Translations
مِنْشاري، مُسَنَّن
zubatý
savtakket
fûrészélû
tenntur, skörîóttur
izrobotsrobots
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serrated
[sɛˈreɪtɪd] adj → seghettato/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
serrated
(səˈreitid) , ((American) ˈsereitid) adjective notched, as the edge of a saw is. A bread- knife is often serrated.
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