adj
Meaning 1
Having tooth-like projections on one side, as in a saw.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Many click beetles have serrate antennae.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
serrate
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/ˈsɛɹˌeɪt/
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/səˈɹeɪt/
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adj
Meaning 2
Of leaves: having tooth-like projections pointed away from the petiole.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To make serrate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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verb
Meaning 4
To cut or divide in a jagged way.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: serrated, saw-toothed, toothed, notched
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 6
make saw-toothed or jag the edge of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- serrate the edges of the teeth
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: jag
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin serrātus, past participle of serrō.
Across languages
Translations
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Azerbaijani: dımrıqvari — saw-like
- Bulgarian: назъбен (nazǎben) — saw-like
- Czech: zubatý — saw-like
- Czech: pilovitý — saw-like
- Dutch: gekarteld — saw-like
- Finnish: sahamainen — saw-like
- French: denté — saw-like
- French: dentelé — saw-like
- Italian: dentellato — saw-like
- Māori: taratara — saw-like
- Czech: zubatý — having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
- Dutch: gekarteld — having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
- Finnish: sahalaitainen — having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
- French: denté — having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
- French: dentelé — having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
- Māori: taratara — having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
- Bulgarian: назъбвам (nazǎbvam) — to make serrate
- Finnish: hammastaa — to make serrate
- Māori: whakatara — to make serrate
Real reading context