CRENATURE - Definition

Pronunciation:		'krenuchur
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[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.)

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	Synonyms:	crenation, crenel, crenelle, scallop

	See Also:	curve, curved shape

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Cren"a*ture\ (kr?n"?-t?r or kr?"n?-; 135), n. 1. (Bot.) A rounded tooth or notch of a crenate leaf, or any part that is crenate; -- called also {crenelle}. 2. The state of being crenated or notched.