sawtooth roof

sawtooth roof

[′sȯ‚tüth ′rüf] (architecture) A roof form having a succession of monitors in sawtooth shape.

sawtooth roof

A roof system having a number of small parallel roof surfaces with a profile similar to the teeth in a saw; usually the steeper side is splayed and faces north; usually asymmetrical with the shorter slope glazed. See also: Roof

sawtooth roof

section through a sawtooth roof A roof system having a number of parallel roof surfaces of triangular section with a profile similar to the teeth in a saw; usually the steeper side is glazed and often faces north.