saw tooth adjective 3noun 1forms 1 adjective3 •Shaped like a saw tooth. •Describing a function or waveform that consists of repeated triangular transitions when graphed. •Synonym of saw-toothed.The saw-tooth profile between mileposts 300 and 295 was taken at 67 to 71 m.p.h., [...]. — 1959 noun1 •A cutting bit of a saw. formssaw teeth