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.
Checked by Hayes
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Notch, jag, cut.
Editor: Seth
Examples
- 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. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- 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. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- She showed a mark in her white arm--rather a deep though healed-up indentation--something between a burn and a cut. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- 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. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- It had the curves and indentations in it still, where it had been twined and bound. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I know the deep indentations round the leaves. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- These indentations correspond to the vibrations imparted to the needle through the diaphragm, and are the recorded sounds made by the singer or band. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- There were only faint indentations where the holes had been. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- It consisted of a disk of paper, the indentations being formed in a volute spiral, exactly as in the disk phonograph to-day. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The needle on the other diaphragm subsequently followed these indentations, thus reproducing the original sounds. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Indentations become raised matter, and the whole will show as did primarily the type. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
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