serration

• Sustantivo que designa el estado de estar dentado o aserrado, una serie de dientes o muescas, o cada uno de los dientes o muescas de dicha serie.

A noun referring to the condition of being serrated, a row of notches, or a single notch in such a row.

1. Serrated conditionC1formal

   The state or quality of having a saw-like edge with sharp notches.

   Condición de estar aserrado

   • The serration of the blade made it ideal for cutting bread.
   • Geologists noted the serration of the rock formation.
   • The serration of the leaf edge helps deter herbivores.

   Sinónimosjaggedness

2. Row of notchesC1formal

   A continuous series of sharp indentations along an edge.

   Serrado

   • The knife's serration caught on the crust of the loaf.
   • The saw's serration was worn down from heavy use.
   • The serration on the coin's edge is a security feature.

   Sinónimossawtooth

3. Single notchC1formal

   One individual indentation within a serrated edge.

   Muesca individual de un borde aserrado

   • Each serration on the blade is precisely machined.
   • A single serration was chipped off the tool.
   • The leaf has a serration at every vein ending.

   Sinónimosdentindentationnicknotch