indentation

1. n. The act of indenting or state of being indented. Source: opted

2. n. A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything; as, the indentations of a leaf, of the coast, etc. Source: opted

3. n. A recess or sharp depression in any surface. Source: opted

4. n. 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. Source: opted

5. n. The measure of the distance; as, an indentation of one em, or of two ems. Source: opted

6. n. a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline) Source: wordnet

7. n. the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion Source: wordnet

8. n. the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line Source: wordnet

9. n. the act of cutting into an edge with toothlike notches or angular incisions Source: wordnet

10. 1. The act of indenting or state of being indented. 2. A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything; as, the indentations of a leaf, of the coast, etc. 3. A recess or sharp depression in any surface. 4. (Print.) (a) 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. (b) The measure of the distance; as, an indentation of one em, or of two ems. Hanging, or Reverse, indentation, indentation of all the lines of a paragraph except the first, which is a full line. Source: webster

11. n:100 n. a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline) n. the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line n. the act of cutting into an edge with toothlike notches or angular incisions Source: ecdict

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