crenulated

1 of 2

adjective

cren·​u·​lat·​ed ˈkren-yə-ˌlā-təd 

variants or crenulate

ˈkren-yə-lət 

-ˌlāt

: having an irregularly wavy or serrate outline

a crenulated shoreline

crenulation

ˌkren-yə-ˈlā-shən 

noun

crenulation

2 of 2

noun

cren·​u·​la·​tion ˌkren-yə-ˈlā-shən 

plural -s

1

: a minute crenation

2

: the state of being minutely crenate

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

crenulate "serrate" (borrowed from New Latin crenulātus, from presumed *crenula, diminutive of *crena "notch," back-formed from crenātus crenate) + -ed entry 1

Noun

crenulate + -ion

First Known Use

Adjective

1777, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for crenulated

• abdicated
• abrogated
• acclimated
• activated
• actuated
• adumbrated
• advocated
• aggravated
• aggregated
• agitated
• allocated
• alternated