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supersaw

supersaw noun: a synthesized sound created by mixing several sawtooth waves, slightly detuned to one another.

Noun

supersaw (plural supersaws)

  1. A synthesized sound created by mixing several sawtooth waves, slightly detuned to one another.

Forms of supersaw

pluralsupersaws

Origin of supersaw

From super- + saw. Derived from the name of this sound as it was featured on the Roland JP-8000 synthesizer.

Questions about supersaw

What does supersaw mean?
Supersaw means a synthesized sound created by mixing several sawtooth waves, slightly detuned to one another.
What part of speech is supersaw?
Supersaw is a noun.
What is the plural of supersaw?
The plural of supersaw is supersaws.

Words near supersaw in the dictionary

  1. supersaults
  2. supersaurus
  3. supersauruses
  4. supersaver
  5. supersavers
  6. supersaw
  7. supersaws
  8. superscaffold
  9. superscaffolding
  10. superscaffolds
  11. superscalar

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Adapted from Wiktionary: supersaw (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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