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serrature

serrature noun: a notching, like that between the teeth of a saw, in the edge of anything.

Noun

serrature (plural serratures)

  1. A notching, like that between the teeth of a saw, in the edge of anything.
    • When a serrate leaf has small serratures upon the large ones, it is said to be Doubly-serrate1793, Thomas Martyn, The Language of Botany
  2. One of the teeth in a serrated edge; a serration.

Forms of serrature

pluralserratures

Origin of serrature

From Latin serratura (“a sawing”).

Questions about serrature

What does serrature mean?
Serrature means a notching, like that between the teeth of a saw, in the edge of anything.
What part of speech is serrature?
Serrature is a noun.
What is the plural of serrature?
The plural of serrature is serratures.

Words near serrature in the dictionary

  1. serratirostral
  2. Serrato
  3. serratodenticulate
  4. Serratos
  5. serratulate
  6. serrature
  7. serratures
  8. serratus
  9. Serravallian
  10. serrawettin
  11. serrawettins

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