sawtooth wave

English

Sine, square, triangle, and sawtooth waveforms

Etymology

From sawtooth +‎ wave, named for its resemblance to the jagged teeth of a saw when graphed.

Noun

sawtooth wave (plural sawtooth waves)

1. (mathematics, engineering) A function or waveform that repeatedly ramps upwards (usually linearly) and then sharply drops.

Related terms

• supersaw

Translations

function or waveform that ramps upwards and then sharply drops

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 鋸齒波／锯齿波 (jùchǐbō)

• Dutch: zaagtandgolf f, zaagtand (nl) m
• Estonian: saehammaslaine
• Finnish: sahalaita-aalto, saha-aalto (fi)
• French: onde en dents de scie f
• German: Sägezahnschwingung f
• Italian: onda a dente di sega f
• Japanese: のこぎり波 (nokogiri nami)
• Portuguese: onda dente de serra f
• Russian: пилообра́зная волна́ f (piloobráznaja volná)