Indentation
[ɪnden'teɪʃ(ə)n] or [,ɪndɛn'teʃən]
解释:
(noun.) the act of cutting into an edge with toothlike notches or angular incisions.
(noun.) the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line.
(noun.) a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline).
录入:罗宾逊--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) The act of indenting or state of being indented.
(n.) A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything; as, the indentations of a leaf, of the coast, etc.
(n.) A recess or sharp depression in any surface.
(n.) 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.
(n.) The measure of the distance; as, an indentation of one em, or of two ems.
海耶斯校对
同义词及近义词：
n. Notch, jag, cut.
录入:赛斯
例句:
- During the operation of lifting, the bottom of the cylinder of the large hydraulic press burst out, and fell on the top of the tube, in which it made a considerable indentation. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
- This material is prepared in a plastic form so that it can be forced under pressure into every line and indentation on the face of the matrix. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
- She showed a mark in her white arm--rather a deep though healed-up indentation--something between a burn and a cut. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- The indentation corresponds to the height of the letter upon the piece of type or the marks upon a cut, while the remaining parts should be perfectly smooth and free from holes. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
- It had the curves and indentations in it still, where it had been twined and bound. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- I know the deep indentations round the leaves. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
- These indentations correspond to the vibrations imparted to the needle through the diaphragm, and are the recorded sounds made by the singer or band. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
- There were only faint indentations where the holes had been. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
- It consisted of a disk of paper, the indentations being formed in a volute spiral, exactly as in the disk phonograph to-day. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- The needle on the other diaphragm subsequently followed these indentations, thus reproducing the original sounds. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- Indentations become raised matter, and the whole will show as did primarily the type. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
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