indentation
The act of indenting or state of being indentedThe act of indenting or state of being indented.
» Ziri found indentations on the door.
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of indenting or state of being indented.
индента́цияindentácija
(countable, uncountable)A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything.
the indentations of a leaf
indentations of the coast
Delle
вы́резvýrez, вы́ступvýstup
(countable, uncountable)A recess or sharp depression in any surface.
Einbuchtung, Vertiefung
вмя́тинаvmjátina, углубле́ниеuglublénije
(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.
Einrückung
абза́цabzác, о́тступótstup
абзацabzac, відступvidstup
(countable, uncountable)A measure of the distance from the flush line.
an indentation of one em
Einzug
(countable, uncountable)A division unit of a piece of law distinguished by its indentation or by a dash.
Spiegelstrich
- the act of cutting into an edge with toothlike notches or angular incisions
- the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line
- a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)
- the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion
Examples
7 sentencesZiri found indentations on the door.
Her butt left an indentation in the couch.
The apple, despite its bulges and indentations, is still basically spherical.
There were large indentations in the dirt all around those bones.
A browser ignores any indentations or blank lines in the source text.
ruБраузер не обращает внимания на отступы и пустые строки в исходном тексте.
Translations
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Forms
plural: indentations| Singular | indentation |
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Synonyms
5 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable