Indentation

Quick meaning: Indentation is a noun meaning The act of indenting or state of being indented.

Meaning

The act of indenting or state of being indented.

More Meanings

1. A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything.
2. A recess or sharp depression in any surface.
3. A measure of the distance from the flush line.
4. (law) A division unit of a piece of law distinguished by its indentation or by a dash.
5. (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.

Example Sentences

an indentation of one em

indentations of the coast

the indentations of a leaf

The resulting document does not contain the indentation and line breaks found in the original document.

Word Forms

• indentations

Synonyms for indentation

Depending on context, synonyms include indent, indenture, pitting, roughness.

Antonyms for indentation

Common opposites include protrusion.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include indent, pitting, indenture, roughness, edge, mark.

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