Serration
/səˈreɪ.ʃən/noun
A row of small notches or sawlike teeth along an edge.
Did you know?Serration comes from Latin serrare, “to saw,” from serra, “saw,” a root that also gave English words like saw and serrate.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ser-
“to cut or scrape”
Latin
Latin
serra
“saw”
Latin
Latin
serrare
“to saw”
Late Latin
Latin
serrationem
“a sawing; a notched edge”
16th Century
English
serration
“a sawlike notching or toothlike cutting edge”
Modern English
English
serration
“a row of small teeth or notches along an edge”