yvlog

Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

sawtooth

[ saw-tooth ]

noun

plural sawteeth
  1. one of the cutting teeth of a saw.
  2. any of the small parallel roof structures forming a sawtooth roof.


adjective

  1. having a zigzag profile, similar to that of the cutting edge of a saw; sawtoothed; serrate:

    a sawtooth mountain range.

sawtooth

/ ˈɔːˌٳːθ /

adjective

  1. (of a waveform) having an amplitude that varies linearly with time between two values, the interval in one direction often being much greater than the other
  2. having or generating such a waveform
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

yvlog History and Origins

Origin of sawtooth1

First recorded in 1595–1605; saw 1 + tooth
Discover More

Example Sentences

The famous sawtooth neon Norms sign would have said Cane’s instead.

From

The main alteration is the change of the iconic sawtooth pennant neon sign to say “Cane’s” instead of Norms.

From

“I said, ’Cause, man, No. 1: we sculpt an electronic signal into a sine wave that’s smooth, or a sawtooth, which is rough.

From

Before long, those electronic textures seeped into her music, with bass drops and drum loops adding raw energy to her sawtooth guitar riffs.

From

Serrated polyps are so-called because of their sawtooth appearance under a microscope.

From

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement