sawtooth

== English == === Alternative forms === saw tooth === Etymology === From saw +‎ tooth. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɔːtuːθ/ === Noun === sawtooth (plural sawteeth) A tooth of a saw: any of its series of projections, each with a cutting edge. Holonyms: sawblade < saw (often attributive) Something else that is shaped like such a tooth (for example, a roof or each peaked portion thereof; a curve or waveform on a graph). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Noun === sawtooth (plural sawtooths) A sawtooth wave. Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Prioneris. (cellular automata) A pattern whose living cell population reaches new peaks infinitely many times before dropping to a fixed value after each peak. The military barracuda, Sphyraena putnamae. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====