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serrate

/ˈsɛɹˌeɪt/

serrate adjective: having tooth-like projections on one side, as in a saw.

serrate: having tooth-like projections on one side, as in a saw
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Adjective

serrate (comparative more serrate, superlative most serrate)

  1. Having tooth-like projections on one side, as in a saw.
    • Many click beetles have serrate antennae.
  2. Of leaves: having tooth-like projections pointed away from the petiole.

Verb

IPA/səˈɹeɪt/

serrate (third-person singular simple present serrates, present participle serrating, simple past and past participle serrated)

  1. To make serrate.
  2. To cut or divide in a jagged way.
    • I [...] set off to check the other sheltered valleys that serrate the east side of Lundy.2000, Bill Oddie, Gripping Yarns, page 59

serrate meaning in Tamil

serrate in Tamil

ரம்பப்பல் போன்ற, இரம்பப்பல் வடிவு, வாட்பல்போன்ற, வாட் பல்லுடைய

Examples of serrate in a sentence

  • The tree has highly serrated and venous leaves.
  • That knife has a serrated blade.
  • Squeezing two handles together pressed a serrated drive wheel against the can rim.

All 19 example sentences with serrate

Synonyms of serrate

Forms of serrate

Adjective
comparativemore serrate
superlativemost serrate
Verb
third-person singular presentserrates
present participleserrating
past participleserrated
pastserrated

Origin of serrate

Borrowed from Latin serrātus, past participle of serrō.

Words formed from serrate

Questions about serrate

What does serrate mean?
Serrate means having tooth-like projections on one side, as in a saw.
What is serrate in Tamil?
Serrate in Tamil is ரம்பப்பல் போன்ற, இரம்பப்பல் வடிவு, வாட்பல்போன்ற. See Serrate meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is serrate?
Serrate can be an adjective or a verb.
How do you pronounce serrate?
Serrate is pronounced /ˈsɛɹˌeɪt/.

Words near serrate in the dictionary

  1. serrasalmids
  2. serrasalmine
  3. Serrata
  4. serratamolide
  5. Serratas
  6. serrate
  7. serrate-ciliate
  8. serrated
  9. serratedly
  10. serratedness
  11. serrately

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Adapted from Wiktionary: serrate (page history and authors); serrate (Tamil 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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