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indentation Definition

in·den·ta·tion (in′den tā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. an indenting or being indented
  2. a result of indenting; specif.,
    1. a notch, cut, or inlet on a coastline, etc.
    2. a dent, or slight hollow
    3. an indention; space in from a margin

Etymology: indent or indent + -ation

indentation Synonyms

indentation

n.

  1. Gouge

    imprint, impression, depression; see dent.

  2. Division

    indention, arrangement, section; see paragraph.

indentation Usage Examples

Preposition: of

line: Conceptually, a line of C code is always indented relative to the indentation of some line higher up in the buffer.

Converse of object

  • ignore: A browser ignores any indentations or blank lines in the source text.
  • leave: The diameter of the indentation left in the test material is measured with a microscope.
  • produce: This is a very neat way of doing it if you're producing HTML and using CSS to produce the indentation that you want.
  • cause: I'm putting this down to operator error from the housing taking a knock causing the indentation.
  • make: Then use the punch hanging nearby to make an indentation in the correct box on your control card.
  • use: Please do not use indentation, add blank lines or align the right hand side of the text.

Adjective modifier

  • slight: There was a very slight indentation about the depth of a hair on the housing back where the o-ring seats.
  • shallow: The top has a rough, shallow, V-shaped indentation.
  • deep: Her poem is first spring day the deep indentation in my pillow I enjoyed the contrast in this haiku.
  • small: Ideally you will both have contact at the small indentation situated midway down the inner thigh of your right legs.
  • little: I'm hitting little indentations in the snow that I can't see, so every now and then am actually air born!

Modifies a noun

  • modulus: To obtain a reliable estimate of indentation modulus, each indentation experiment was repeated 20 times at 50 µm intervals.
  • hardness: Recently, with the introduction of instrumented indentation hardness, it has become possible to measure the indent under the applied force.
  • depth: If no indentation depth is specified, we use 5 mm.
  • testing: These include, for instance, scratch testing and indentation testing.
  • function: You might need to write your own custom indentation functions to better support this style.
  • test: The indentation test fails is delamination of the scale or coating cannot be induced.

Noun used with modifier

  • default: Text-indent changes the default indentation of the list items set by number register Pi.
  • paragraph: Options are available to output page numbers, Paragraph indentation plus the text tolerance level override for varying sizes of text.