English noun: crenation | |||
1. | crenation (shape) one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.) | ||
Synonyms | crenature, crenel, crenelle, scallop | ||
Broader (hypernym) | curve, curved shape | ||