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Indentation definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INDENTA'TION
INDENT'ED, pp. Cut in the edge into points, like teeth.
1. Bound out by indented writings; as an indented apprentice or servant.
2. Bound out by writings, or covenants in writing. [The practice of indenting writings is in some places discontinued, but the term remains in use.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline) [syn: indentation, indenture]
2: the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion [syn: pitting, roughness, indentation]
3: the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line [syn: indentation, indention, indent, indenture]
4: the act of cutting into an edge with toothlike notches or angular incisions

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: circa 1728 1. a. an angular cut in an edge ; notch b. a recess in a surface 2. the action of indenting ; the condition of being indented 3. dent 4. indention 2b

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 the act or an instance of indenting; the process of being indented. 2 a cut or notch. 3 a zigzag. 4 a deep recess in a coastline etc.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Indentation In`den*ta"tion, n. 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Indentation In`den*ta"tion, n. 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(indentations) 1. An indentation is the space at the beginning of a line of writing when it starts further away from the edge of the paper than all the other lines. N-COUNT 2. An indentation is a shallow hole or cut in the surface or edge of something. Using a knife, make slight indentations around the edges of the pastry. N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Notch, jag, dent, bruise, depression.

Moby Thesaurus

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