serrulation

[ ser-yuh-ley-shuhn, ser-uh- ]

noun

1. serrulate condition or form.
2. a fine or minute serration.

Word History and Origins

Origin of serrulation¹

First recorded in 1815–25; serrulate + -ion

Example Sentences

Already it was possible to make out the rippling serrulation of contours.

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