01 n. The act of indenting or state of being indented.
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1.
The act of indenting or state of being indented.
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2.
A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything; as, the indentations of a leaf, of the coast, etc.
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3.
A recess or sharp depression in any surface.
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4.
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.(Print.)
Phrases & compounds
Hanging indentation —
indentation of all the lines of a paragraph except the first, which is a full line; also called a hanging indent.