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in·den·ta·tion
(ĭn′dĕn-tā′shən)n.
1.
a. The act of indenting.
b. The condition of being indented.
2. The blank space between a margin and the beginning of an indented line.
3. A notch or jagged cut in an edge.
4. A recess, as in a border or coastline.
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indentation
(ˌɪndɛnˈteɪʃən)n
1. a hollowed, notched, or cut place, as on an edge or on a coastline
2. a series of hollows, notches, or cuts
3. the act of indenting or the condition of being indented
4. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Also called: indention or indent the leaving of space or the amount of space left between a margin and the start of an indented line
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in•den•ta•tion
(ˌɪn dɛnˈteɪ ʃən)n.
1. a notch or recess.
2. a series of notches: the indentation of a maple leaf.
3. a notching or being notched.
[1715–25]
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| Noun | 1. |  indentation - a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)notch - a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface; "there were four notches in the handle of his revolver" notch - a V-shaped indentation; "mandibular notch" cleft - a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin) |
| 2. | indentation - the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion | |
| 3. | indentation - the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line | |
| 4. | indentation - the act of cutting into an edge with toothlike notches or angular incisions change of shape - an action that changes the shape of something |
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indentation
noun notch, cut, nick, depression, pit, dip, bash (informal), hollow, dent, jag, dimple With a knife make slight indentations around the pastry.
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indentation
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Translations
تَحْزيز، تَسَنُّنتَضْريس ، إنحِناء داخلي في الشاطئفَراغ في بِدايَة السَّطْر
odsazenívroubekzářezzátoka
bugtbulehak
kolosisennys
skarî, skoravík, vogur
zaagtand
pregning
indentation
[ˌɪndenˈteɪʃən] N (in cloth) → muesca f; (in coastline) → entrante m; (= dent) (in wood, metal) → hendidura f; (in metal) → abolladura f (Typ) → sangría fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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indentation
n (= notch, dent) (in border, edge) → Kerbe f, → Einschnitt m; (in coast) → Einbuchtung f; (Typ) → Einrückung f, → Einzug m; (in metal etc) → Delle f, → Vertiefung f; (= print: of foot, shoe) → Abdruck m
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indentation
[ˌɪndɛnˈteɪʃ/ən] n (dent, hollow mark) → tacca; (in metal, car) → ammaccatura (Typ) → rientranza, rientro; (notched edge) → dentellatura; (in coastline) → frastagliaturaCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
indent
(inˈdent) verb to begin (a line of writing) farther in from the margin than the other lines.
noun (ˈindent) (also ˌindenˈtation) the space left at the beginning of a line, eg the first line of a paragraph.
ˌindenˈtation (inden-) noun1. a V-shaped cut (in the edge or outline of an object).
2. an indent.
3. a deep inward curve in a coastline.
inˈdented adjective having an edge, outline etc with V-shaped cuts or inward curves.
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