indentation

in·den·ta·tion

I0099100 (ĭn′dĕn-tā′shən)n.1. a. The act of indenting.b. The condition of being indented.2. The blank space between a margin and the beginning of an indented line.3. A notch or jagged cut in an edge.4. A recess, as in a border or coastline.

indentation

(ˌɪndɛnˈteɪʃən) n1. a hollowed, notched, or cut place, as on an edge or on a coastline2. a series of hollows, notches, or cuts3. the act of indenting or the condition of being indented4. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Also called: indention or indent the leaving of space or the amount of space left between a margin and the start of an indented line

in•den•ta•tion

(ˌɪn dɛnˈteɪ ʃən)

n. 1. a notch or recess. 2. a series of notches: the indentation of a maple leaf. 3. a notching or being notched. 4. indention (defs. 1, 2). [1715–25]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	indentation - a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)indenturenotch - a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface; "there were four notches in the handle of his revolver"concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature - a shape that curves or bends inwardnotch - a V-shaped indentation; "mandibular notch"cleft - a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)
	2.	indentation - the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosionpitting, roughnesscorroding, corrosion, erosion - erosion by chemical action
	3.	indentation - the space left between the margin and the start of an indented lineindention, indent, indentureblank space, space, place - a blank area; "write your name in the space provided"
	4.	indentation - the act of cutting into an edge with toothlike notches or angular incisionschange of shape - an action that changes the shape of something

indentation

noun notch, cut, nick, depression, pit, dip, bash (informal), hollow, dent, jag, dimple With a knife make slight indentations around the pastry.

indentation

nounThe visible effect made on a surface by pressure:impress, impression, imprint, indent, mark, print, stamp.

Translations

海岸线凹入处缩进锯齿形

indent

(inˈdent) verb to begin (a line of writing) farther in from the margin than the other lines. 縮排 缩进，（书写）缩排 noun (ˈindent) (also ˌindenˈtation) the space left at the beginning of a line, eg the first line of a paragraph. (段落第一行)縮進 （行首）缩进 ˌindenˈtation (inden-) noun1. a V-shaped cut (in the edge or outline of an object). 鋸齒狀 锯齿形2. an indent. 縮進 缩进3. a deep inward curve in a coastline. 海岸缺口 海岸线凹入处inˈdented adjective having an edge, outline etc with V-shaped cuts or inward curves. 鋸齒狀的 呈锯齿形的