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INDENTATION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 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))

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