serration

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ATK says knives with fewer teeth, or serrations, can prove more effective, because the force is not divided as many ways.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 23, 2020

Some hummingbirds even have hooked beaks, with serrations that look like shark’s teeth.

From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2019

But teeth from soft, muddy creek beds tend to be easier to find, a veterinarian and collector named Gordon Hubbell told me, and they often have better enamel coverage, clearer serrations, and fewer chips.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 5, 2017

When that knife was taken away from me, a guard and supervisor actually took it aside to measure the size of its miniature serrations, as if they alone were the difference between unsafe and safe.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2009

These scales or serrations give to the wool fiber its chief characteristic which is the power of interlocking known as felting or shrinking.

From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by Dooley, William H. (William Henry)