serrate
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin serrātus, past participle of serrō.
Pronunciation edit
- (adjective) IPA(key): /ˈsɛɹˌeɪt/, /ˈsɛɹ.ət/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (verb) IPA(key): /səˈɹeɪt/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Adjective edit
serrate (comparative more serrate, superlative most serrate)
- Having tooth-like projections on one side, as in a saw.
- Many click beetles have serrate antennae.
- (botany) Of leaves: having tooth-like projections pointed away from the petiole.
Usage notes edit
Serrate is used in some scientific communities; for common usage, serrated is typically the more appropriate term.
Synonyms edit
- (saw-like): jagged, saw-toothed; see also Thesaurus:notched
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Translations edit
saw-like
having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
Verb edit
serrate (third-person singular simple present serrates, present participle serrating, simple past and past participle serrated)
- To make serrate.
- To cut or divide in a jagged way.
- 2000, Bill Oddie, Gripping Yarns, page 59:
- I [...] set off to check the other sheltered valleys that serrate the east side of Lundy.
Translations edit
Anagrams edit
French edit
Adjective edit
serrate (plural serrates)
Further reading edit
- “serrate”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
serrate f
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
serrate
- inflection of serrare:
Etymology 3 edit
Participle edit
serrate f pl
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Verb edit
serrāte
Spanish edit
Verb edit
serrate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of serrar combined with te