(of a waveform) having an amplitude that varies linearly with time between two values, the interval in one direction often being much greater than the other
2.
having or generating such a waveform
sawtooth in American English
(ˈsɔˌtuːθ) (nounplural -teeth (-ˌtiθ))
noun
1.
one of the cutting teeth of a saw
2.
any of the small parallel roof structures forming a sawtooth roof
adjective
3.
having a zigzag profile, similar to that of the cutting edge of a saw; sawtoothed; serrate
a sawtooth mountain range
Word origin
[1595–1605; saw1 + tooth]This word is first recorded in the period 1595–1605. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Creole, exposure, posture, redundant, slur