Meanings
nounserration (countable and uncountable, plural serrations)
plural serrations
- uncountableThe state of being serrated.
- countableA set of teeth or notches.
On reaching the outer reef I was startled at the sight of the gigantic combers roaring along the serrations and knife-edges of coral, but Benny was not in the least alarmed.
1929, Robert Dean Frisbee, The Book of Puka-Puka, Eland, published 2019, page 74 - countableOne of the teeth in a serrated or serrate edge.
Translations
Finnish hampaisuus, hammastus
- hampaisuusstate of being serrated
- hammastusset of teeth or notches
- hammasone of the teeth in a serrated edge
French serration, dentelure
- serrationset of teeth or notches
- dentelureset of teeth or notches
Italian dentatura, dentatura
- dentaturastate of being serrated
- dentaturaset of teeth or notches
- dentaturaone of the teeth in a serrated edge
Polish ząbkowanie, ząbkowanie
- ząbkowaniestate of being serrated
- ząbkowanieset of teeth or notches
- ząbekone of the teeth in a serrated edge
Spanish serración, serración
- serraciónstate of being serrated
- serraciónset of teeth or notches
- serraciónone of the teeth in a serrated edge
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Cite this entry
APA
serration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serration
MLA
“serration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serration. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “serration,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serration.
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