Indentation

Definitions

1. The act of indenting or state of being indented.
   countable, uncountable
2. A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything.
   countable, uncountable
3. A recess or sharp depression in any surface.
   countable, uncountable
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.
   countable, uncountable
5. A measure of the distance from the flush line.
   countable, uncountable
6. A division unit of a piece of law distinguished by its indentation or by a dash.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“the indentations of a leaf”

“indentations of the coast”

“The resulting document does not contain⟳ the indentation and line breaks found in the original document.”

“an indentation of one em”

“The explanatory report⟳ acknowledges that the result⟳ of the rule⟳ under the second indentation can appear⟳ arbitrary.”

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