indentation

noun

The act of indenting.

noun

The condition of being indented.

noun

The blank space between a margin and the beginning of an indented line.

noun

A notch or jagged cut in an edge.

noun

A recess, as in a border or coastline.

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A small hollow or depression; a dent or slight pit, as from a blow or from pressure; an impressed cavity: as, the indentations in a battered shield.

noun

The act of indenting, or the state of being indented; the act of notching, or of cutting into points or inequalities like a row of teeth.

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A cut or notch in a margin; a recess or depression.

noun

In printing. See indention.