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serrate en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈsɛɹˌeɪt/
  • /ˈsɛɹ.ət/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin serrātus, past participle of serrō.

Meanings

  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.

Forms

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more serrate Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most serrate Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

setaceo-serrate · nonserrate · uniserrate · biserrate · serrulate · serrately · serrate-ciliate · calloso-serrate · serrate-dentate · subserrate · retroserrate

Relateds

dentate · runcinate

Synonyms

jagged (saw-like) · saw-toothed

Translations (16)

fr dentelé (saw-like) · it dentellato (saw-like) · fi sahamainen (saw-like) · mi taratara (having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections) · cs pilovitý (saw-like) · fr denté (saw-like) · fi sahalaitainen (having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections) · cs zubatý (having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections) · bg назъбен (saw-like) · nl gekarteld (saw-like) · fr denté (having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections) · nl gekarteld (having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections) · az dımrıqvari (saw-like) · mi taratara (saw-like) · fr dentelé (having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections) · cs zubatý (saw-like)

serrate en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /səˈɹeɪt/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin serrātus, past participle of serrō.

Meanings

  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:

Forms

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serrates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
serrated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
serrated Tense=Past lexicographic
serrating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Translations (3)

mi whakatara (to make serrate) · fi hammastaa (to make serrate) · bg назъбвам (to make serrate)