indentation
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3.7
- noun
- /ˌɪn.dɛnˈteɪ.ʃən/
:
indentación
- And there were three indentations in the ground, broadly speaking, in the shape of a triangle.
- indentation depth
- load-indentation
- indentation test
And then you can get an indentation scar that is permanent.
- And then you can get an indentation scar that is permanent.
- So visualize like a like a plastic tray with indentations in it to contain liquid, OK.
- If you have a flat plain, you can you can see like a hill, like an indentation on that flat plain.
- So with irregular nose, if there is an indentation here, all you do is add highlight to the area that is indented.
- So they see like there's a like an indentation in the dirt underneath this Bush and, and then the tracks leave and they go in that direction.
- Surrounding those little papillae like little rivers, are these little dents and indentations.
- I'm looking at, like, indentations and dust.
Examples
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The addresses were typewritten; he could feel the indentation of the letters where the hammers had struck the paper.
Fiction book (1996) -
Do you see any hammer marks or slight indentations?
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Now, just drop the water into this indentation.
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There is a set of indentation marks in the grass from a vehicle of some kind.
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There was nothing there except a pile of gray dirt and an indentation in the ground.
Fiction book (1998) -
There's an indentation in the leather.
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On the photos you sent, the victim had these slight indentations on his ankles.
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On his mother's cheekbone is an indentation, with a yellowish trace also.
Fiction book (2000) -
There were also two rectangular indentations that could have only come from the legs of a ladder.
Fiction book (1996) -
The artist created a beautiful indentation in the clay to give it a unique shape.
Synonyms
56
5.3
A small hollow in a surface, often on the skin
52
4.1
A mark left on a surface when something presses into it
41
3.7
A long narrow cut or channel in a surface
12
4.8
A small mark made on a surface by a hit or push
7
6.3
A small mark or dent on a surface used as a guide
5
5.8
A small chip or notch in the surface of something
2
5.7
A narrow cut an artist makes on a surface to show a design
1
7.5
A small hollow in a surface that can hold water
1
4.6
A small cut or mark on a surface that appears when something hits it
1
5.5
The small round dents on a surface or the act of making them
A small hollow in a surface made by a hit
A small notch in the edge of a bone or organ
A small notch at the edge or tip of something, for example a leaf
An inward curve in a shape or building that makes a small hollow
A curved cut or hollow in a coastline, like a small bay
How Deep
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Indentation comes from the parts in- ('in') and dent ('tooth' or 'dent'), so it means a small notch or hollow. That's why an indentation is a cut or dent made by cutting, pressing, or hitting a surface.