sawtooth

/ˈsɔˌtuθ/
adjective
  1. Having a shape or edge like the teeth of a saw; jagged.
    • The sawtooth waveform is common in electronic signals.
    • The sawtooth edge of the knife made it perfect for cutting bread.
    • They hiked along a sawtooth ridge with steep drops on both sides.
Antonyms
noun
  1. One of the sharp, pointed teeth on the blade of a saw.
    • He ran his finger lightly over the sawteeth to check their sharpness.
    • The old blade had a few broken sawteeth that needed replacing.
    • Each sawtooth was carefully sharpened to make cutting easier.
  2. A shape or pattern that resembles the teeth of a saw, with sharp points and steep slopes.
    • The graph showed a sawtooth pattern, rising and falling sharply.
    • The artist painted a border with a sawtooth design around the frame.
    • The mountain range had a dramatic sawtooth profile against the sky.
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