serration
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The initial singles, “Ch-Ching” and “Romeo,” have lush synth orchestration and hum-along hooks; the greatest appeal rests in the singer Caroline Polachek’s jazz-inflected vocals, which fascinate in their agile leaps and slightly mechanical serration.
From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2016
The mood was jittery, and their laughter had the frantic serration that came with near disaster.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
They are also sometimes called "Sawbills" because of the teeth-like serration on both the upper and the under mandibles.
From The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. by Chester A. (Chester Albert) Reed
The abnormal as well as the open part of the coronal suture on this side shows a simpler serration than the corresponding sutures on the left side.
From A Bilateral Division of the Parietal Bone in a Chimpanzee; with a Special Reference to the Oblique Sutures in the Parietal by Aleš Hrdlička
The crimped borders exhibit different degrees of serration, from the full leaves themselves to a gentle undulating line, which latter sometimes merges into a perfect circle.
From The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. by John Tyndall
