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, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley