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Indentation

Indentation Meaning & Definition
Indentation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Indentation?

[n] the act of cutting into an edge with toothlike notches or angular incisions
[n] the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line
[n] the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion
[n] a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Indentation: indent | indenture | indenture | pitting | roughness

Related Terms | Find terms related to Indentation: alveolation | alveolus | blaze | boss | bump | cleft | colophon | concavity | convexity | crena | cut | dactylogram | dactylograph | dent | depression | digging | dimple | dint | embossment | engraving | excavation | excrescence | feel | fingerprint | finish | footmark | footprint | footstep | fossil footprint | furrow | gash | gouge | grain | granular texture | hack | hollow | honeycomb | ichnite | ichnolite | impress | impression | imprint | incision | indent | indention | indenture | jag | jog | joggle | kerf | knub | lump | mark | mining | nap | nick | nock | notch | nub | pad | paw print | pawmark | pile | pimple | pit | pock | pockmark | print | protuberance | pug | pugmark | score | scotch | seal | shag | sigil | signet | stamp | step | structure | stud | sunken part | surface | surface texture | texture | thumbmark | thumbprint | vestige | wale | weave | woof

See Also | blank space | change of shape | cleft | concave shape | concavity | corroding | corrosion | erosion | incurvation | incurvature | notch | place | space

Indentation In Webster's Dictionary

\In`den*ta"tion\, n. 1. The act of indenting or state of being indented. 2. A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything; as, the indentations of a leaf, of the coast, etc. 3. A recess or sharp depression in any surface. 4. (Print.) (a) The act of beginning a line or series of lines at a little distance within the flush line of the column or page, as in the common way of beginning the first line of a paragraph. (b) The measure of the distance; as, an indentation of one em, or of two ems. {Hanging}, or {Reverse}, {indentation}, indentation of all the lines of a paragraph except the first, which is a full line.

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