Indentation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)

the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɪndɛntˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɪndɛntˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɪndɛntˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌɪndɛntˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

roughness pitting indent indenture indention

Word Forms

pit	verb	mark with a scar
indent	verb	make a depression into

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vertiefung

ein konkaver Einschnitt in eine Oberfläche oder Kante (wie in einer Küstenlinie)

🇫🇷French

échancrure

une coupe concave dans une surface ou un bord (comme dans un littoral)

🇪🇸Spanish

sangría

un corte cóncavo en una superficie o borde (como en una costa)

🇮🇹Italian

rientranza

un taglio concavo in una superficie o bordo (come in una costa)

🇳🇱Dutch

inkeping

een concave snede in een oppervlak of rand (zoals bij een kustlijn)

🇵🇹Portuguese

recuo

um corte côncavo em uma superfície ou borda (como em um litoral)

🇷🇺Russian

отступ

вогнутый вырез на поверхности или краю (как на береговой линии)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खरोज

किसी सतह या किनारे में काटा गया अवतल (जैसे समुद्र तट में)

🇧🇩Bengali

ইন্ডেন্টেশন

একটি অবতল একটি পৃষ্ঠ বা প্রান্তে কাটা (একটি উপকূলরেখা হিসাবে)

🇮🇳Tamil

உள்தள்ளல்

ஒரு குழிவானது மேற்பரப்பு அல்லது விளிம்பில் வெட்டப்பட்டது (கடற்கரையில் உள்ளது போல)

🇮🇳Telugu

ఇండెంటేషన్

ఒక పుటాకారాన్ని ఉపరితలం లేదా అంచులో కత్తిరించడం (తీరప్రాంతంలో వలె)

🇮🇳Marathi

इंडेंटेशन

पृष्ठभाग किंवा काठावर एक अवतल कट (किनारपट्टीप्रमाणे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઇન્ડેન્ટેશન

સપાટી અથવા ધારમાં એક અંતર્મુખ કાપવામાં આવે છે (કિનારાની જેમ)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಇಂಡೆಂಟೇಶನ್

ಒಂದು ಕಾನ್ಕೇವ್ ಅನ್ನು ಮೇಲ್ಮೈ ಅಥವಾ ಅಂಚಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಕತ್ತರಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ (ಕರಾವಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿರುವಂತೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇൻഡൻ്റേഷൻ

ഒരു ഉപരിതലത്തിലേക്കോ അരികിലേക്കോ മുറിച്ച ഒരു കോൺകേവ് (ഒരു തീരപ്രദേശത്തെപ്പോലെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇੰਡੈਂਟੇਸ਼ਨ

ਇੱਕ ਸਤਹ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਨਾਰੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਅਵਤਲ ਕੱਟ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਇੱਕ ਤੱਟਰੇਖਾ ਵਿੱਚ)

🇵🇰Urdu

انڈینٹیشن

سطح یا کنارے میں کاٹا ہوا مقعر (جیسے ساحل کی لکیر میں)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

缩进

表面或边缘的凹形切口（如海岸线）

🇯🇵Japanese

インデント

(海岸線などの) 表面またはエッジに設けられた凹面の切り込み

🇰🇷Korean

톱니 모양

(해안선에서와 같이) 표면이나 가장자리에 오목하게 절단된 부분

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vết lõm

một đường cắt lõm thành một bề mặt hoặc cạnh (như ở đường bờ biển)

🇹🇭Thai

การเยื้อง

เว้าตัดเป็นพื้นผิวหรือขอบ (เช่นในแนวชายฝั่ง)

🇮🇩Indonesian

lekukan

potongan cekung pada permukaan atau tepi (seperti pada garis pantai)

🇲🇾Malay

lekukan

potongan cekung ke permukaan atau tepi (seperti di garis pantai)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المسافة البادئة

قطع مقعر إلى سطح أو حافة (كما هو الحال في الخط الساحلي)

🇮🇷Persian

تورفتگی

برش مقعر به سطح یا لبه (مانند خط ساحلی)

🇹🇷Turkish

girinti

bir yüzeye veya kenara oyulmuş içbükey (kıyı şeridinde olduğu gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

הֲזָחָה

חתך קעור למשטח או לקצה (כמו בקו חוף)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'indentation'?

The primary meaning of 'indentation' is 'a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)'.

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Using 'indentation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'indentation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'indentation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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