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Crenation

Crenation Meaning & Definition
Crenation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Crenation?

[n] 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 | Synonyms for Crenation: crenature | crenel | crenelle | scallop

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See Also | curve | curved shape

Crenation In Webster's Dictionary

\Cre*na"tion\ (kr?-n?"sh?n), n. 1. (Bot.) A rounded tooth on the edge of a leaf. 2. The condition of being crenate.

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