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serrate

[ adjective ser-eyt, -it; verb ser-eyt, suh-reyt ]

adjective

  1. Chiefly Biology. notched on the edge like a saw:

    a serrate leaf.

  2. Numismatics. (of a coin) having a grooved edge.


verb (used with object)

serrated, serrating.
  1. to make serrate or serrated:

    He serrated the knives so they would cut meat easily.

serrate

adjective

  1. (of leaves) having a margin of forward pointing teeth
  2. having a notched or sawlike edge
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to make serrate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܲ·۲ٱ adjective
  • ܲ·۲ٱ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of serrate1

1590–1600; < Latin ٳܲ, equivalent to serr ( a ) saw + -ٳܲ -ate 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of serrate1

C17: from Latin ٳܲ saw-shaped, from serra a saw
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Theropod teeth are complex, and vary in size, shape, and in the anatomy of their serrated edges.

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Coprolites attributed to the archosaur Smok—a fearsome 5-meter-long bipedal predator with serrated teeth and powerful jaws—contained the crushed bones and teeth of its prey.

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"It was a zombie knife, a serrated zombie knife," Mr Olumide said of the attack on his son outside Clapham South underground station in South London.

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They come by the hundreds, all vying for the latest Labubu, a furry toy character with rabbit-like ears and a nightmarish grin stretched wide over a row of serrated teeth.

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They say to picture the faults that brush up against each other as having serrated teeth like the edge of a saw.

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