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

I cannot tell why so called—its small and rounded leaves having nothing like oak leaves about them, except the serration, which is common to half, at least, of all leaves that grow.

From Proserpina, Volume 2 Studies Of Wayside Flowers by Ruskin, John

The sun has dropped behind the black serration of the western city.

From London River by Tomlinson, H. M. (Henry Major)

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 Tyndall, John