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Einbuchtung — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • embayment noun A bay; an area of water partly enclosed by land.
  • indent noun A notch or a cut in the edge of something.
  • indentation noun A dent, notch, or inward curve in a surface or edge.

Senses

Einbuchtung is used for these senses in English:

  • indent A cut or notch in the margin of anything, or a recess like a notch.
  • indentation A recess or sharp depression in any surface.

embayment — full definition

  1. noun A bay; an area of water partly enclosed by land.
  2. noun The curved edge of land around a bay.
  3. noun An area of land that was once a bay.
  4. noun How a bay comes to be formed.

indent — full definition

  1. noun A notch or a cut in the edge of something.
  2. noun A mark stamped or pressed into a surface.
  3. noun (historical) A US government certificate from just after the Revolution, promising to repay part of the public debt.
  4. noun An official order requesting supplies for an army.
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