indention

American  

[in-den-shuhn] / ɪnˈdɛn ʃən /

noun

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.

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indention British  

/ ɪnˈdɛnʃən /

noun

1. another word for indentation

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Etymology

Origin of indention

First recorded in 1755–65; indent ¹ + -ion

Example Sentences

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indention

But a wrong letter, a space in the wrong place, a wrong indention, a wrong punctuation mark, was an error that cost a ten "word" penalty against the total score.

From Time Magazine Archive

Thus the arrangement above necessitates placing in subdivision "Balls" all copper balls, whereas indention under proximate genus "metal" would have brought all metal balls together.

From The Classification of Patents by United States Patent Office

Hanging Indention.—Equal indention of all the lines of a paragraph except the first, which extends one em farther to the left than those succeeding.

From News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories by Spencer, M. Lyle (Matthew Lyle)

"See, Walter," he exclaimed pointing to a square indention in the soft soil.

From The Romance of Elaine Sequel to "Exploits of Elaine" by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)

The old abandoned village of Tiahn is situated facing the south, with a sandy beach fronting on the second indention north of Stowe Harbor.

From Official Report of the Exploration of the Queen Charlotte Islands for the Government of British Columbia by Chittenden, Newton H. (Newton Henry)