sawtooth wave

English

Sine, square, triangle, and sawtooth waveforms

Etymology

From sawtooth +‎ wave, named for its resemblance to the jagged teeth of a saw when graphed.

Noun

sawtooth wave (plural sawtooth waves)

(mathematics, engineering) A function or waveform that repeatedly ramps upwards (usually linearly) and then sharply drops.

Related terms

supersaw

Translations

function or waveform that ramps upwards and then sharply drops

Chinese:
Mandarin: 鋸齒波, 锯齿波 (jùchǐbō)
Dutch: zaagtandgolf f, zaagtand (nl) m
Estonian: saehammaslaine
Finnish: sahalaita-aalto, saha-aalto (fi)
French: onde en dents de scie f

German: Sägezahn schwingung f
Italian: please add this translation if you can
Japanese: のこぎり波 (nokogiri nami)
Portuguese: onda dente de serra f
Russian: пилообра́зная волна́ f (piloobráznaja volná)

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