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

The serration of the maxilla is less pronounced.

From Descriptions of Three New Birds from the Belgian Congo Bulletin of the AMNH , Vol. XXXIV, Art. XVI, pp. 509-513, Oct. 20th, 1915 by Chapin, James

Leaves medium in size; upper surface dark green, thin; lower surface pale green, nearly glabrous; lobes three, acuminate; petiolar sinus shallow, wide; serration deep, narrow.

From Manual of American Grape-Growing by Hedrick, U. P.

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

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