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

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)

The left-hand margin should be three-quarters of an inch, with paragraph indention an inch more.

From The Etiquette of To-day by Ordway, Edith B.

There was a little indention here—a tiny cove.

From Ruth Fielding on the St. Lawrence The Queer Old Man of the Thousand Islands by Emerson, Alice B.

This indention of the margin and the incomplete line at the end mark the visible limits of the paragraph.

From English: Composition and Literature by Webster, W. F. (William Franklin)