crenulation

[ kren-yuh-ley-shuhn ]

noun
  1. a minute crenation.

  2. the state of being crenulate.

Origin of crenulation

1
First recorded in 1840–50; crenulate + -ion

Words Nearby crenulation

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British Dictionary definitions for crenulation

crenulation

/ (ˌkrɛnjʊˈleɪʃən) /


noun
  1. any of the teeth or notches of a crenulate structure

  2. a crenulate formation

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