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Webster 1913 Edition
Indentation
Inˊden-ta′tion
,Noun.
1.
The act of indenting or state of being indented.
2.
A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything;
as, the
indentations
of a leaf, of the coast, etc.3.
A recess or sharp depression in any surface.
4.
(Print.)
(a)
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.
(b)
The measure of the distance;
as, an
. indentation
of one em, or of two emsHanging indentation
, or Reverse indentation
indentation of all the lines of a paragraph except the first, which is a full line; also called a
hanging indent
.