serrate

/'serit/ Cách viết khác : (serrated) /se'reitid/
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serrate

The gardener uses a serrate knife to cut the thick bread.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Having a notched or saw-like edge: Describes an object, especially a leaf or blade, whose margin is lined with forward-pointing teeth, resembling the teeth of a saw.

  2. Verb:

    • To provide with a notched or jagged edge: The action of making a smooth edge serrated by creating a series of teeth or notches.
Usage Examples

  • Adjective:

    • The serrate leaves of the elm tree are easy to identify.
    • A chef's knife is smooth, but a bread knife has a serrate edge for cutting crusty loaves.

  • Verb:

    • The machinist will serrate the metal bar to improve its grip.
    • Some manufacturers serrate the blade to make it more effective for cutting fibrous materials.
Advanced Usage
  • "Serrated": This is the more common adjectival form, especially when describing man-made objects.
    • He used a serrated knife to slice the tomato.
  • "Doubly serrate" or "Biserrate": A botanical term describing a leaf margin where the teeth themselves have smaller teeth.
    • The birch tree leaf is doubly serrate.
Variants and Related Words
  • Serrated (adj.): The standard adjective form meaning having a saw-toothed edge.
    • A serrated edge provides better cutting power for some tasks.
  • Serration (n.): The state of being serrated; a single notch or tooth on a serrated edge.
    • The serrations on the blade were very fine.
  • Dentate (adj.): A related botanical term meaning toothed, but with the teeth pointing outward rather than forward.
Synonyms
  • Adjective: Toothed, jagged, saw-toothed, notched.
  • Verb: Notch, indent, jag.
Antonyms
  • Adjective: Smooth, even, straight.
  • Verb: Smooth, polish.
Related Phrases
  • Serrate margin: A common phrase in botany and biology to describe the characteristic edge of a leaf or shell.
    • The plant identification key noted the leaf's serrate margin.
  • Serrate cutting edge: A technical description for tools and blades.
    • The saw's serrate cutting edge made quick work of the branch.
serrate

The gardener uses a serrate knife to cut the thick bread.

Adjective
  1. notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
Verb
  1. make saw-toothed or jag the edge of
    • serrate the edges of the teeth

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