indentation
/ˌɪndɛnˈteɪʃən/
noun
- A space left at the beginning of a line of text, especially to show a new paragraph.
- In HTML, you can create indentation using the margin property.
- The document looked messy because the indentation was inconsistent.
- The teacher reminded the students to use indentation for each new paragraph.
- A cut, mark, or hollow area on a surface.
- The soft clay showed clear indentations from the sculptor's fingers.
- There was a deep indentation in the ground where the rock had fallen.
- The pillow still had an indentation from where she had slept.
- A recess or notch in a coastline or edge.
- The map showed many indentations along the coast.
- The bay is a large indentation in the shoreline.
- Small indentations in the cliff face provided nesting spots for seabirds.