crenulation
cren·u·late
(krĕn′yə-lĭt, -lāt′) or cren·u·lat·ed (-lā′tĭd)adj.
Having a margin or contour with shallow, usually rounded notches and projections; finely notched or scalloped: a crenulate leaf; a crenulate coastline.
[New Latin crēnulātus, from crēnula, diminutive of Medieval Latin crēna, notch.]
cren′u·la′tion n.
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crenulation
(ˌkrɛnjʊˈleɪʃən)n
1. (Biology) any of the teeth or notches of a crenulate structure
2. (Biology) a crenulate formation
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cren•u•la•tion
(ˌkrɛn yəˈleɪ ʃən)n.
1. a minute crenation.
2. the state of being crenulate.
[1840–50]
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