serration

noun

ser·​ra·​tion sə-ˈrā-shən How to pronounce serration (audio)
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1
: the condition of being serrate
2
: a formation resembling the toothed edge of a saw
3
: one of the teeth in a serrate margin

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To verify the idea, the team created a partial computer model of the fossil, including the serrations and the parallel, horizontal ridges. Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 16 July 2025 Unlike standard serrations, this design has a second layer of micro-serrations that grip and slice more cleanly, especially through crusty loaves or soft, squishy foods like ripe tomatoes. Olivia Tarantino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 July 2025 Among the notable specimens, a Megalodon tooth from North Carolina’s Nutrien Mine shows deep serration marks running diagonally across the root, evidence of a strong bite from another Megalodon. Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025 Exceptions are knives with rounded-blades, blunt edges without serration/teeth such as butter knives, or plastic cutlery. Brian Dillon, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for serration

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First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of serration was in 1842

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“Serration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/serration. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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