English Explanatory Dictionary

indentation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of indenting or state of being indented.
  2. A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything.
  3. A recess or sharp depression in any surface.
  4. 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.
  5. A measure of the distance from the flush line.
  6. A division unit of a piece of law distinguished by its indentation or by a dash.

Pronunciation

/ˌɪndɛnˈteɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-indentation.wav

Word forms

indentation indentations

Etymology

From indent + -ation.

Synonyms

indent

Antonyms

protrusion

Derived words

dedentation hanging indentation indentational macroindentation microindentation nanoindentation picoindentation reindentation
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