noun
indentation
ihn-dehn-TAY-shuhn
noun
1
A dent, notch, or inward curve in a surface or edge.
"The hammer left a small indentation in the wood."
2
The space left blank at the start of a line of text, especially the first line of a paragraph.
"The style guide requires a half-inch indentation for new paragraphs."
How to Use Indentation
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA dent in a surface, or the blank space pushed in at the start of a line of writing.
Common pairings
paragraph indentation
a slight indentation
indentation in the coastline
Word Forms
indentations plural
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Etymology
From indent + -ation.