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View usage for: (ɪndenteɪʃən) Word forms: plural indentations1. countable nounAn 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. 2. countable nounAn 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. Synonyms: notch, cut, nick, depression More Synonyms of indentation indentation in British English (ˌɪndɛnˈteɪʃən) noun1. a hollowed, notched, or cut place, as on an edge or on a coastline 2. a series of hollows, notches, or cuts 3. the act of indenting or the condition of being indented 4. Also called: indention, indent the leaving of space or the amount of space left between a margin and the start of an indented line indentation in American English (ˌɪndɛnˈteɪʃən) noun1. an indenting or being indented 2. a result of indenting ; specif.,a. a notch, cut, or inlet on a coastline, etc. b. a dent, or slight hollow c. an indention; space in from a margin Word origin indent 1 or indent 2 + -ation Examples of 'indentation' in a sentenceindentation Definition a hollow, notch, or cut, as on an edge or on a coastline With a knife make slight indentations around the pastry. Additional synonymsDefinition a hollow in the surface of something There was a dent in the bonnet of the car. Synonyms hollow, chip, indentation, depression, impression, pit, dip, crater, ding (Australian, New Zealand, obsolete, informal), dimple, concavity Definition a sunken place an area pockmarked by rainfilled depressions Synonyms hollow, pit, dip, bowl, valley, sink, impression, dent, sag, cavity, excavation, indentation, dimple, concavity Definition a small natural dent on the cheeks or chin cellulite causes orange peel-like dimples on the skin Synonyms indentation, pit, hollow, dip, dent, cleft, concavity Nearby words ofindentation - indemnify
- indemnity
- indent
- indentation
- independence
- independent
- independently
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