2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
indentation
n 1: a concave shape in a surface or edge or coastline etc [syn:
{indenture}]
2: the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of
corrosion [syn: {pitting}, {roughness}]
3: the space left between the margin and the start of an
indented line [syn: {indent}, {indenture}]
4: the act of indenting
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