sawtooth
Blade's jagged profile
Sawtooth describes a shape resembling the teeth of a saw—a series of sharp, angled points rising gradually on one side and dropping steeply on the other.
The term appears in technical contexts like electronics, where a sawtooth wave rises linearly then drops abruptly, and in architecture, where sawtooth roofs feature angled sections that maximize natural light.
The oscilloscope displayed a clean sawtooth pattern.
As an adjective it modifies anything with this jagged profile: sawtooth mountains, sawtooth edges.
Having toothlike projections
- jaggedSharply uneven, notched
- notchedHaving V-shaped cuts
- teethEnamel-covered chewing structures
- zigzagAngled back-and-forth path
toothed · scalloped · indented · denticulate · crenulated · blade · kerf · rip
Angled back-and-forth path
- chevronV-shaped line or symbol
- geometricRelating to mathematical shapes
- textileMaterial from woven fibers
- quiltingLayered fabric stitching
herringbone · motif · tessellation · weaving · embroidery · argyle · plaid · lattice
Cyclic signal generator
- synthesizerElectronic sound-generating instrument
- harmonicOf musical overtones
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- rampSloped connecting surface
voltage · signal · electronic · analog · modulation · generator · amplitude · audio
serrated
Having toothlike projections
zigzag · toothed · scalloped · indented · denticulate · crenulated · blade · kerf · rip · sawblade
zigzag
Angled back-and-forth path
- chevronV-shaped line or symbol
- geometricRelating to mathematical shapes
- textileMaterial from woven fibers
quilting · herringbone · motif · tessellation · weaving · embroidery · argyle · plaid · lattice · repeating
oscillator
Cyclic signal generator
- synthesizerElectronic sound-generating instrument
- harmonicOf musical overtones
- frequencyRate of recurrence
ramp · voltage · signal · electronic · analog · modulation · generator · amplitude · audio · timbre
ratchet
Toothed one-way mechanism
- gearToothed wheel or belongings
- escapementTick-controlling clock component
- cogwheelToothed rotating machine part
sprocket · cam · pawl · indexing · mechanism · increment · click · notch · one-way · detent
mountains
Tall elevated landmasses
wilderness · summits · ridges · granite · climbing · hiking · scenery · glaciers · valleys · backpacking
- patternspattern, chevron, geometric pattern, stripes, plaid
- zigzag patternschevron, herringbone, rickrack, zigzag lines, zigzag stitch
- angular shapestriangle, diamond, hexagon, octagon, pentagon
- jagged edgesserration, zigzag, notches, teeth, sharp edges
- pointspoint, points, peak, peaks, tip
- wavy patternswavy line, sine wave, undulation, ripple, ripples
sawtoothsine wave
Smooth periodic mathematical curve
sinusoidal · flat line · constant · pure tone · square wave
- sawtooth waveLinear rise, instant reset