indentation

== English == === Etymology === From indent +‎ -ation. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɪndɛnˈteɪʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === indentation (countable and uncountable, plural indentations) 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. (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. A measure of the distance from the flush line. (law) A division unit of a piece of law distinguished by its indentation or by a dash. Synonym: indent ==== Antonyms ==== protrusion ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === From Latin indentātiōnem, from indentō (“indent”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.dɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === indentation f (plural indentations) indentation === Further reading === “indentation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012