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

/ ˈsɔːˌtuːθ /

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sawtooth¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; saw ¹ + tooth

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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