indentation
/ˌɪndɛnˈteɪʃən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.64 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A division unit of a piece of law distinguished by its indentation or by a dash.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "the indentations of a leaf"
- "indentations of the coast"
- "The resulting document does not contain the indentation and line breaks found in the original document."
- "an indentation of one em"
- "The explanatory report acknowledges that the result of the rule under the second indentation can appear arbitrary."
Etymology
Etymology tree English indent Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English indentation From indent + -ation.