any of the teeth or notches of a crenulate structure
2.
a crenulate formation
crenulation in American English
(ˌkrɛnjuˈleɪʃən)
noun
1.
a tiny notch or scallop
2.
the condition of having tiny notches or scallops
Word origin
see crenulate
crenulation in American English
(ˌkrenjəˈleiʃən)
noun
1.
a minute crenation
2.
the state of being crenulate
Word origin
[1840–50; crenulate + -ion]This word is first recorded in the period 1840–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bypass, colloid, creationism, pylon, set piece-ion is a suffix, appearing in words of Latin origin, denoting action or condition, usedin Latin and in English to form nouns from stems of Latin adjectives (communion; union), verbs (legion; opinion), and esp. past participles (allusion; creation; fusion; notion; torsion)