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SERRATION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does serration mean?
• SERRATION (noun)
The noun SERRATION has 3 senses:
1. the condition of being serrated
3. a single notch in a row of notches
Familiarity information: SERRATION used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The condition of being serrated
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Context example:
the serrations of a city skyline
Hypernyms ("serration" is a kind of...):
condition; status (a state at a particular time)
Derivation:
serrate (make saw-toothed or jag the edge of)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A row of notches
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Context example:
the pliers had serrations to improve the grip
Hypernyms ("serration" is a kind of...):
row (an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A single notch in a row of notches
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
one of the serrations was broken off
Hypernyms ("serration" is a kind of...):
notch (a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "serration"):
sawtooth (a serration on a saw blade)
Context examples
It is characterized by prominent serration of the glands and the presence of generalized low-grade dysplasia.
(Appendix Traditional Serrated Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
Researchers from Japan and China studied the serrations in the leading edge of owls’ wings, gaining new insight into how they work to make the birds’ flight silent.
(Owls' Wings Key to Beating Wind Turbine Noise, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Owls are known for silent flight, owing to their unique wing features, which are normally characterized by leading-edge serrations, trailing-edge fringes and velvet-like surfaces.
(Owls' Wings Key to Beating Wind Turbine Noise, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
These owl-inspired leading edge serrations, if applied to wind turbine blades, aircraft wings or drone rotors, could provide a useful biomimetic design for flow control and noise reduction.
(Owls' Wings Key to Beating Wind Turbine Noise, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The researchers analyzed owl-inspired feather wing models with and without leading edge serrations, by combining large-eddy simulations – a mathematical model for turbulence used in computational fluid dynamics to simulate air flows – and Particle-Image Velocimetry (PIV) and force measurements in a low-speed wind tunnel.
(Owls' Wings Key to Beating Wind Turbine Noise, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
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