crenulated

With regular indentations

Crenulated means having a wavy or scalloped edge with rounded notches, like the rim of a pie crust or the edge of certain leaves.

The term appears in biology, geology, and architecture to describe surfaces with small, regular indentations: crenulated coastlines, crenulated shell margins.

Also spelled crenelated when describing castle-style battlements with square notches.

ornamental

scalloped

Having rounded, wavelike edges

notchedHaving V-shaped cuts
indentedSet back from edge
serratedHaving toothlike projections

edging · trimming · carved · embellished · frieze · molding · fluting · lacework · filigree · pierced

fortification

battlement

Toothed fortress wall crown

merlonSolid parapet section
embrasureFortified wall opening
parapetLow wall at edge

rampart · castle · turret · tower · keep · fortress · citadel · stronghold · bastion · loophole

biology

leaf

Plant's photosynthetic organ

marginEdge of a page
edgeBoundary or sharpness
serrationToothed edge pattern

scallop · frond · shell · mollusk · coral · seaweed · petal · botanical · specimen · organism

Opposites

edge/surface texture

crenulatedsmooth

Without roughness or difficulty

even · flat · unnotched · uniform · regular

Family

crenellation, crenelated, crenellated, crenel, crenelation

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