serrated

Past participle of serrate.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /səˈɹeɪtɪd/, /sɪˈɹeɪtɪd/

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• Rhymes: -eɪtɪd

serrated (not comparable)

1. Notched or cut like a saw.

   That knife has a serrated blade.

   • 1998, John H. Roger, “Origins of the ancient constellations: I. The Mesopotamian traditions”, in Journal of the British Astronomy Association, volume 108, number 1, page 11, column 2:

     The sun-god, Shamash, is shown as a bearded man with rays flaring from his shoulders, cutting his way through the eastern horizon with his characteristic serrated knife.

2. Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections.

   Maple leaves have serrated edges.

• (notched): jagged, serrate; see also Thesaurus:notched

serrated

1. simple past and past participle of serrate

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