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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A tooth of a saw: any of its series of projections, each with a cutting edge.
2. 2
   A sawtooth wave.
3. 3
   a serration on a saw blade wordnet
4. 4
   Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Prioneris.
5. 5
   A pattern whose living cell population reaches new peaks infinitely many times before dropping to a fixed value after each peak.

Synonyms

All synonyms

akimboangularbentcogcorneredcorrugated

Etymology

From saw + tooth.

Related phrases

sawtooth coriandersawtooth eelsawtooth goldenweedsawtooth wave

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