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crenulate

Syllabification: (cren·u·late)

Definition of crenulate

adjective

technical
  • (especially of a leaf, shell, or shoreline) having a finely scalloped or notched outline or edge. Compare with crenate.

Derivatives

crenulated

adjective

crenulation


noun

Origin:

late 18th century: from modern Latin crenulatus, from crenula, diminutive of crena 'notch'

crenulate in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of crenulate in the British & World English dictionary