See Also: Indentation(medicine)
indentation(dictionary)
indentation(dictionary)

indentation (iou)



indentation noun. E18.
[from INDENT verb1, verb2 + -ATION.]
I. from INDENT verb1.
A cut, notch, or angular incision in an edge; a deep recess in a coastline; a series of incisions. E18.
H. T. Buckle The Greek coast is full of indentations. H. Jacobson A faint fetching indentation in her left nostril which intrigued me.
The action of indenting; the condition of being indented. M19.
F. Heath The indentation assuming various shapes, often being deeply incised.
= INDENTION 2. M19.
hanging indentation: see HANGING adjective.
II. from INDENT verb2.
The action of impressing so as to form a dent; a depression thus formed; a deep depression in a surface. M19.
Times Injurious compression of..soil, by the indentation of its wheels. E. O'Brien The..goblets..have beautiful indentations to fit exactly the print of a thumb or a finger.
Comb.: indentation hardness: as determined by an indentation test; indentation test: for determining the hardness of a solid by making an indentation in a sample under standard conditions and measuring its size or the distance moved by the indenter.