serrature means A notching, like that between the teeth of a saw, in the edge of anything. It carries an Arena rating of 1546, earned across 20 head-to-head judged battles.
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Why “serrature” is a great word
A notching or tooth-like projection along an edge, as on a saw. From Latin serratura ("a sawing"), from serrare ("to saw"). Unlike "serration," a common, general term, or "denticulation," which conjures the fine, ornamental teeth of a leaf or a frieze, serrature carries the specific gravity of the coarse and functional bite. It is the brutal geometry of a timber saw, the rasping edge of a key against a metal file, the rhythmic destruction of wood yielding to steel—the hard, deliberate articulation of force against material, a promise of division written in jagged lines.
Etymology
From Latin serratura (“a sawing”).
noun
- A notching, like that between the teeth of a saw, in the edge of anything.e.g.“When a serrate leaf has small serratures upon the large ones, it is said to be Doubly-serrate” — 1793, Thomas Martyn, The Language of Botany:
- One of the teeth in a serrated edge; a serration.
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