1. plural of indention; spaces or notches cut into edges or surfaces
2. plural of indention; blank spaces at the beginning of lines of text
Usage: typography; formatting

Examples

• The carpenter made small indentions along the wood’s edge.
• The coastline showed natural indentions where the water had worn away the rock.
• Her essay had proper indentions at the start of each paragraph.
• The formatting guidelines required consistent indentions throughout the document.
• Deep indentions in the metal showed where the hammer had struck.
• The teacher marked points off for missing indentions in the student’s paper.