indentation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌɪndɛnˈteɪʃən/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree English indent Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English indentation From indent + -ation.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The act of indenting or state of being indented.
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(countable, uncountable) A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything.
the indentations of a leaf
indentations of the coast
- (countable, uncountable) A recess or sharp depression in any surface.
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
The resulting document does not contain the indentation and line breaks found in the original document.
2007, Robert Richards, Pro PHP XML and Web Services, Apress, →ISBN, page 502:
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(countable, uncountable) A measure of the distance from the flush line.
an indentation of one em
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(countable, uncountable) A division unit of a piece of law distinguished by its indentation or by a dash.
The explanatory report acknowledges that the result of the rule under the second indentation can appear arbitrary.
2013, Jenny Papettas, The Law Applicable to Cross Border Road Traffic Accidents, Birmingham, page 204:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| indentations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
picoindentation · microindentation · macroindentation · nanoindentation · reindentation · dedentation · indentational · hanging indentation
Synonyms
Translations (79)
ru вы́рез (notch or recess in a margin or border) · ru абза́ц (act of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line) · pt indentação (act of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line) · fi painauma (recess or sharp depression in a surface) · ru о́тступ (act of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line) · pt indentação (notch or recess in a margin or border) · es sangría (act of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line) · cs odsazení (act of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line) · fi hammastus (act of indenting or state of being indented) · fi sisennys (act of indenting or state of being indented) · cs odsazeni (measure of distance to the flush line) · mi hāraunga (recess or sharp depression in a surface) · mhr абзац (act of indenting or state of being indented) · ru вы́ступ (notch or recess in a margin or border) · sk odsadzovanie (act of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line) · fi hammastus (notch or recess in a margin or border) · fi sisennys (act of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line) · sk odsadzovanie (act of indenting or state of being indented) · de Einrückung (act of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line) · mhr абзац (act of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line) · cs prohlubeň (recess or sharp depression in a surface) · sk priehlbina (recess or sharp depression in a surface) · fi kolo (notch or recess in a margin or border) · fi sisennys (measure of distance to the flush line) · he הֲזָחָה (act of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line) · es indentación (act of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line) · es sangrado (act of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line) · de Delle (notch or recess in a margin or border) · es muesca (recess or sharp depression in a surface) · de Spiegelstrich (a division unit of a piece of law) · hu behúzás (act of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line) · sv indrag (act of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line) · de Vertiefung (recess or sharp depression in a surface) · ga mant (notch or recess in a margin or border) · es guion (a division unit of a piece of law) · fi kolo (recess or sharp depression in a surface) · fi syvennys (recess or sharp depression in a surface) · sk odsadenie (act of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line) · de Einzug (measure of distance to the flush line) · sk preliačina (recess or sharp depression in a surface) · it indentazione (notch or recess in a margin or border) · ru углубле́ние (recess or sharp depression in a surface) · bg тире́ (a division unit of a piece of law) · cmn 縮進 /缩进 (act of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line) · it incavo (recess or sharp depression in a surface) · ru вмя́тина (recess or sharp depression in a surface) · uk відступ (act of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line) · uk абзац (act of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line) · sv indentering (act of indenting or state of being indented) · tr girinti (notch or recess in a margin or border) · it indentazione (act of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line) · ota چوقور (recess or sharp depression in a surface) · pl akapit (act of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line) · fr indentation (act of indenting or state of being indented) · ca sagnat (act of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line) · sk odsadenie (act of indenting or state of being indented) · bg вдлъбнатина (recess or sharp depression in a surface) · ru индента́ция (act of indenting or state of being indented) · es indentación (recess or sharp depression in a surface) · de Einbuchtung (recess or sharp depression in a surface) · es entrante (recess or sharp depression in a surface) · pl tiret (a division unit of a piece of law) · it incavo (notch or recess in a margin or border) · bg абзац (act of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line) · sk odsadenie (measure of distance to the flush line) · tr çukur (recess or sharp depression in a surface) · pt travessão (a division unit of a piece of law) · fi sisentäminen (act of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line) · it trattino (a division unit of a piece of law) · bg назъбване (act of indenting or state of being indented) · tr çentik (notch or recess in a margin or border) · fi koloaminen (act of indenting or state of being indented) · fr tiret (a division unit of a piece of law) · cs odsazení (act of indenting or state of being indented) · bg зъбец (notch or recess in a margin or border) · it recesso (notch or recess in a margin or border) · bg отстъп (act of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line) · fr indentation (act of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line) · no innrykk (act of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line)