English Dictionary

indentation

/ˌɪndɛnˈteɪʃən/

noun

The act of indenting or state of being indented. / A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything. / A recess or sharp depression in any surface.

The indentation on the paper made it difficult to read.

意味（1）

The act of indenting or state of being indented.

意味（2）

A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything.

the indentations of a leaf

意味（3）

A recess or sharp depression in any surface.

意味（4）

(typography) 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.

The resulting document does not contain the indentation and line breaks found in the original document.

意味（5）

A measure of the distance from the flush line.

an indentation of one em

意味（6）

(law) A division unit of a piece of law distinguished by its indentation or by a dash.

The explanatory report acknowledges that the result of the rule under the second indentation can appear arbitrary.