Meanings
nounindentation (countable and uncountable, plural indentations)
plural indentations
- countableuncountableThe act of indenting or state of being indented.
- countableuncountableA recess or sharp depression in any surface.
- countableuncountablemediaThe 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 - countableuncountablelawA 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 204Synonyms: indent
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA division unit of a piece of law distinguished by its indentation or by a dash.
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nouna concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)
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nounthe formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion
nounthe space left between the margin and the start of an indented line
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian назъбване, зъбец
- назъбване (nazăbvane)act of indenting or state of being indented
- зъбец (zăbec)notch or recess in a margin or border
- вдлъбнатина (vdlăbnatina)recess or sharp depression in a surface
- абзац (abzac)act of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line
- отстъп (otstăp)act of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line
- тире́ (tiré)a division unit of a piece of law
Catalan sagnat
- sagnatact of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line
Chinese Mandarin 縮進 /缩进
- 縮進 /缩进 (suōjìn)act of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line
Czech odsazení, prohlubeň
- odsazeníact of indenting or state of being indented
- prohlubeňrecess or sharp depression in a surface
- odsazeníact of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line
- odsazenimeasure of distance to the flush line
Finnish hammastus, sisennys
- hammastusact of indenting or state of being indented
- sisennysact of indenting or state of being indented
- koloaminenact of indenting or state of being indented
- kolonotch or recess in a margin or border
- hammastusnotch or recess in a margin or border
- kolorecess or sharp depression in a surface
- painaumarecess or sharp depression in a surface
- syvennysrecess or sharp depression in a surface
- sisennysact of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line
- sisentäminenact of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line
- sisennysmeasure of distance to the flush line
French indentation, indentation
- indentationact of indenting or state of being indented
- indentationact of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line
- tireta division unit of a piece of law
German Delle, Einbuchtung
- Dellenotch or recess in a margin or border
- Einbuchtungrecess or sharp depression in a surface
- Vertiefungrecess or sharp depression in a surface
- Einrückungact of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line
- Einzugmeasure of distance to the flush line
- Spiegelstricha division unit of a piece of law
Hebrew הֲזָחָה
- הֲזָחָה (hazakhá)act of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line
Hungarian behúzás
- behúzásact of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line
Irish mant
- mantnotch or recess in a margin or border
Italian indentazione, recesso
- indentazionenotch or recess in a margin or border
- recessonotch or recess in a margin or border
- incavonotch or recess in a margin or border
- incavorecess or sharp depression in a surface
- indentazioneact of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line
- trattinoa division unit of a piece of law
Māori hāraunga
- hāraungarecess or sharp depression in a surface
Norwegian innrykk
- innrykkact of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line
Polish akapit, tiret
- akapitact of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line
- tireta division unit of a piece of law
Portuguese indentação, indentação
- indentaçãonotch or recess in a margin or border
- indentaçãoact of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line
- travessãoa division unit of a piece of law
Russian индента́ция, вы́рез
- индента́ция (indentácija)act of indenting or state of being indented
- вы́рез (výrez)notch or recess in a margin or border
- вы́ступ (výstup)notch or recess in a margin or border
- вмя́тина (vmjátina)recess or sharp depression in a surface
- углубле́ние (uglublénije)recess or sharp depression in a surface
- абза́ц (abzác)act of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line
- о́тступ (ótstup)act of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line
Slovak odsadenie, odsadzovanie
- odsadenieact of indenting or state of being indented
- odsadzovanieact of indenting or state of being indented
- preliačinarecess or sharp depression in a surface
- priehlbinarecess or sharp depression in a surface
- odsadenieact of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line
- odsadzovanieact of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line
- odsadeniemeasure of distance to the flush line
Spanish muesca, entrante
- muescarecess or sharp depression in a surface
- entranterecess or sharp depression in a surface
- indentaciónrecess or sharp depression in a surface
- sangríaact of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line
- indentaciónact of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line
- sangradoact of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line
- guiona division unit of a piece of law
Swedish indentering, indrag
- indenteringact of indenting or state of being indented
- indragact of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line
Turkish çentik, girinti
- çentiknotch or recess in a margin or border
- girintinotch or recess in a margin or border
- çukurrecess or sharp depression in a surface
Ukrainian абзац, відступ
- абзац (abzac)act of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line
- відступ (vidstup)act of beginning a line at a distance from the flush line
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with indentation
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