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INDENTATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of cutting into an edge with toothlike notches or angular incisions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("indentation" is a kind of...):
change of shape (an action that changes the shape of something)
Derivation:
indent (notch the edge of or make jagged)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The space left between the margin and the start of an indented line
Synonyms:
indent; indentation; indention; indenture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("indentation" is a kind of...):
blank space; place; space (a blank area)
Derivation:
indent (set in from the margin)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion
Synonyms:
indentation; pitting; roughness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("indentation" is a kind of...):
corroding; corrosion; erosion (erosion by chemical action)
Derivation:
indent (make a depression into)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)
Synonyms:
indentation; indenture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Hypernyms ("indentation" is a kind of...):
concave shape; concavity; incurvation; incurvature (a shape that curves or bends inward)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "indentation"):
notch (a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface)
notch (a V-shaped indentation)
cleft (a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin))
