The Collaborative International Dictionary
Serrature \Ser"ra*ture\, n. [L. serratura a sawing, fr. serrare to saw.]
A notching, like that between the teeth of a saw, in the edge of anything.
--Martyn.One of the teeth in a serrated edge; a serration.
Wiktionary
n. 1 A notching, like that between the tooth of a saw, in the edge of anything. 2 One of the teeth in a serrated edge; a serration.
Usage examples of "serrature".
He had fashioned files from ordinary swords by pounding out the serrature with a sledge.
Can we consider the sting of the wasp or of the bee as perfect, which, when used against many attacking animals, cannot be withdrawn, owing to the backward serratures, and so inevitably causes the death of the insect by tearing out its viscera?
The serratures or jags on the edges are not so deep, the surface of the leaf is more uneven, the texture not so delicate, and the colour is a dark olive green.