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• indenting — in·dent || ɪn dent n. notch, incision; depression, dent; indentation, blank space left between a margin and the beginning of a printed or written line; act of indenting a document; request for supplies (British) v. make a notch, make an… …   English contemporary dictionary

• indention — /in den sheuhn/, n. 1. the indenting of a line or lines in writing or printing. 2. the blank space left by indenting. 3. the act of indenting; state of being indented. 4. Archaic. an indentation or notch. [1755 65; INDENT1 + ION] * * * …   Universalium

• indention — in•den•tion [[t]ɪnˈdɛn ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the indenting of a written or printed line 2) the blank space left by indenting 3) the act of indenting or the state of being indented 4) archaic indentation • Etymology: 1755–65 …   From formal English to slang

• Indenture — In*den ture (?; 135), n. [OE. endenture, OF. endenture, LL. indentura a deed in duplicate, with indented edges. See the Note below. See {Indent}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of indenting, or state of being indented. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) A… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• indentures of apprenticeship — Indenture In*den ture (?; 135), n. [OE. endenture, OF. endenture, LL. indentura a deed in duplicate, with indented edges. See the Note below. See {Indent}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of indenting, or state of being indented. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• hanging indent — Indentation In den*ta tion, n. 1. The act of indenting or state of being indented. [1913 Webster] 2. A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything; as, the indentations of a leaf, of the coast, etc. [1913 Webster] 3. A recess or sharp… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Hanging indentation — Indentation In den*ta tion, n. 1. The act of indenting or state of being indented. [1913 Webster] 2. A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything; as, the indentations of a leaf, of the coast, etc. [1913 Webster] 3. A recess or sharp… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Indentation — In den*ta tion, n. 1. The act of indenting or state of being indented. [1913 Webster] 2. A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything; as, the indentations of a leaf, of the coast, etc. [1913 Webster] 3. A recess or sharp depression in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Reverse indentation — Indentation In den*ta tion, n. 1. The act of indenting or state of being indented. [1913 Webster] 2. A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything; as, the indentations of a leaf, of the coast, etc. [1913 Webster] 3. A recess or sharp… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• indentation — 1. The act of notching or pitting. 2. A notch. 3. A state of being notched. [Mediev. L. indento, pp. atus, to make notches like teeth, fr. L. dens (dent ), tooth] * * * in·den·ta·tion (in″dən taґshən) [L. in + dens] 1. a condition …   Medical dictionary

• indentation — noun a) The act of indenting or state of being indented. b) A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything; as, the indentations of a leaf, of the coast, etc …   Wiktionary