Associations to the word «Sawtooth»

Wiktionary

SAWTOOTH, noun. (plural "sawteeth") A cutting bit of a saw.
SAWTOOTH, noun. (plural "sawtooths") sawtooth wave
SAWTOOTH WAVE, noun. (mathematics) (engineering) A function or waveform that repeatedly ramps upwards (usually linearly) and then sharply drops.
SAWTOOTH WAVES, noun. Plural of sawtooth wave

Dictionary definition

SAWTOOTH, noun. A serration on a saw blade.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats