indentation

noun indentations

1. countable, uncountable The act of indenting or state of being indented.
2. countable, uncountable A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything. the indentations of a leaf
3. countable, uncountable A recess or sharp depression in any surface.
4. countable, uncountable 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. The resulting document does not contain the indentation and line breaks found in the original document.
5. countable, uncountable A measure of the distance from the flush line. an indentation of one em
6. countable, uncountable A 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.

   Similar: indent

Opposite: protrusion