sawtooth wave
sawtooth wave noun: a function or waveform that repeatedly ramps upwards (usually linearly) and then sharply drops.

Noun
sawtooth wave (plural sawtooth waves)
- A function or waveform that repeatedly ramps upwards (usually linearly) and then sharply drops.
sawtooth wave meaning in Tamil and Malayalam
sawtooth wave in Tamil
- அரம்பப்பல் அலை
sawtooth wave in Malayalam
- ഈർച്ചവാൾ തരംഗം
Forms of sawtooth wave
| plural | sawtooth waves |
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Origin of sawtooth wave
From sawtooth + wave, named for its resemblance to the jagged teeth of a saw when graphed.
Questions about sawtooth wave
- What does sawtooth wave mean?
- Sawtooth wave means a function or waveform that repeatedly ramps upwards (usually linearly) and then sharply drops.
- What is sawtooth wave in Tamil?
- Sawtooth wave in Tamil is அரம்பப்பல் அலை. See Sawtooth wave meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is sawtooth wave?
- Sawtooth wave is a noun.
- What is the plural of sawtooth wave?
- The plural of sawtooth wave is sawtooth waves.
Words near sawtooth wave in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: sawtooth wave (page history and authors); sawtooth wave (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); sawtooth wave (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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