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sawtooth
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saw-toothed (sôttht)
adj.
1. Having teeth resembling the teeth of a saw: saw-toothed sharks.
2. often saw·tooth (-tth) Having a jagged or zigzag pattern, outline, or course; serrate: a saw-toothed mountain range; a sawtooth curve.
sawtooth [ˈsɔːˌtuːθ]
adj
1. (Electronics) (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. (Electronics) having or generating such a waveform
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Noun1.sawtooth - a serration on a saw blade
saw - hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting
serration - a single notch in a row of notches; "one of the serrations was broken off"
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sawtooth
n → Sägezahn m
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