indentation
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
indentations
plural
indentations
Britannica Dictionary definition of INDENTATION
1
a
[count]
:
a space at the beginning of a written line or paragraph
:
indent
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a smaller/larger indentation
b
[noncount]
:
the act of indenting a line or paragraph
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Our style guidelines call for indentation of the first line of each paragraph.
2
[count]
a
:
a cut in or into the edge of something
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A slight indentation [=notch] was cut into the wood.
b
:
an area where the edge of something goes sharply inward
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a coastline with many indentations
3
[count]
:
a small hole or inward curve made by pressure
:
dent
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There were several small indentations in the surface of the table.
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bowl-shaped indentations
