serrated edge

collocation in English

meaningsofserratedandedge

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serrated
adjective
uk
/səˈreɪ.tɪd/us
/səˈreɪ.t̬ɪd/
having a row of sharp points along ...
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edge
noun
uk
/edʒ/us
/edʒ/
the outer or furthest point ...
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(Definition ofserratedandedgefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Each spine has aserratededgewith 16 to 20 sharp points, and measures about 20 mm in width and 30 mm in height.
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In young worms 1 -3 weeks post infection (wpi) spines appear as buds with aserratededgeeach having 1- 4 spikes per spine.
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It is a short instrument with a pointed end and aserratededge.
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The tip of eachserratededgeof the leaves also bear small red glands.
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The principal characteristic of the denticulates is theserratededge, suggesting a function in shredding fibers.
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They like fruit, and eat by cutting with theserratededgeof their bills.
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Its leaves are of an ovate, ovate-cordate or lanceolate, with primary veins conspicuous andserratededge.
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When the trigger was pulled, theserratededgeof the steel rubbed against the pyrite, generating sparks.
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The saw is usually played with theserratededge, or teeth facing the body, though some players face them away.
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It hasserratededgeon the top and handle with hardwood handles secured with two rivets interns.
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The surface of the spine is often ornamented with aserratededgeand venomous tissues, designed to deter predators.
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The finelyserratededgeof a sugarcane leaf is drawn across the skin, then charcoal powder rubbed into the cut.
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Narrow-leaved mhoe is a slender shrub or small tree with long, thin leaves that have aserratededge.
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The commissure of the beak is black and has aserratededgewhich becomes worn with age.
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Its leaves, which are roughly 8 to 12 cm long, are thick, dull and hairless with a cleanlyserratededgeand rounded tip.
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The leaves are opposite, lanceolate to elliptical, 3-8 cm long and 1-3 cm broad, with a finelyserratededge.
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And a sort of serration is also found in airframe shapes used in certain stealth aircraft, which use the jaggedness of theserratededgeto confuse radar signals.
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The characteristic leaf symptoms are a smaller number of leaf lobes and a decrease in the number of teeth on theserratededgeof the leaves.
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Rough-winged refers to theserratededgeof the outer primary feathers on the wing of this bird; this feature would only be apparent when holding this bird.
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This consisted of a cut piece of glass, with aserratededgeto provide a grip and sometimes a hole drilled into one side for a cord.
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