Indentation

[ɪnden'teɪʃ(ə)n] or [,ɪndɛn'teʃən]

Definition

(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).

Typist: Robinson--From WordNet

Definition

(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.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Notch, jag, cut.

Editor: Seth

Examples

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