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Synonyms for indentation

Grammar : Noun
Spell : in-den-tey-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn dɛnˈteɪ ʃən

Définition of indentation

Origin :
  • 1728, of margins or edges, extended form of indent (n.). Meaning "action of making a dent or impression" is from 1847.
  • noun gouge
  • noun division
Example sentences :
  • It was a long sandy beach, with no cove, no indentation, into which they could run their boats.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago » by John S. C. Abbott
  • One was a small block of cedar, with an indentation in the centre, about two thirds of an inch in diameter.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago » by John S. C. Abbott
  • There was an indentation in the front of it, where it had been struck by a bullet.
  • Extract from : « Rollo in Scotland » by Jacob Abbott
  • Make an indentation in the center of each with a spoon, to hold the jelly.
  • Extract from : « A Thousand Ways to Please a Husband » by Louise Bennett Weaver
  • It is extensive, and lies in an indentation of the coast, somewhat semicircular.
  • Extract from : « History of the State of California » by John T. Frost
  • The indentation of the lines of the poem "Coal and Candlelight" reverse at lines 12/13.
  • Extract from : « Coal and Candelight, and Other Verses » by Helen Parry Eden
  • Eight hits, of which three were on the armour, making little or no indentation.
  • Extract from : « The Egyptian campaigns, 1882 to 1885 » by Charles Royle
  • For a hind sight there is a minute indentation in the bar of the hind sight.
  • Extract from : « The Modern Pistol and How to Shoot It » by Walter Winans
  • A dash, instead of an indentation, to be used as a mark of repetition.
  • Extract from : « How to Catalogue a Library » by Henry B. (Henry Benjamin) Wheatley
  • But little slope, or indentation, should be visible, except in profile.
  • Extract from : « All About Dogs » by Charles Henry Lane

Antonyms for indentation

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