sawtooth

See also: saw tooth

English

Alternative forms

• saw tooth

Etymology

From saw +‎ tooth

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔːtuːθ/

Noun

sawtooth (plural sawteeth or sawtooths)

1. (plural "sawteeth") A cutting bit of a saw.
2. (plural "sawtooths") A sawtooth wave.
3. (plural "sawtooths")Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus .

Translations

cutting bit of a saw

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 鋸齒／锯齿 (goe³ ci²), 锯齿 (goe³ ci²)

  Mandarin: 鋸齒／锯齿 (zh) (jùchǐ), 锯齿 (zh) (jùchǐ)

• French: dent de scie m
• German: Sägezahn (de) m
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• Italian: please add this translation if you can
• Japanese: のこぎり歯 (のこぎりは, nokogiri ha)
• Russian: зуб пилы́ m (zub pilý)
• Swedish: sågtand (sv) c

sawtooth wave — see sawtooth wave