noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Senses related to indent (verb):; The process of indenting. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line wordnet
3. 3
   Senses related to indent (verb):; The state of being indented. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   An empty space at the beginning of a line to signal the start of a new paragraph. countable, uncountable
5. 5
   Synonym of indentation /dent. archaic, countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

alveolusbossbumpcolophonconcavityconvexity

Etymology

From indent + -ion.

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