indentation
/ˌɪndɛnˈteɪʃən/ noun
Forms indentations
- noun The act of indenting or state of being indented.
- noun A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything. “the indentations of a leaf”
- noun A recess or sharp depression in any surface.
- noun (typography) 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.
- noun A measure of the distance from the flush line. “an indentation of one em”
- noun (law) A division unit of a piece of law distinguished by its indentation or by a dash.
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Webster’s 1913
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “indentation”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details