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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 (gcide)

Indentation \In`den*ta"tion\, n.
1. The act of indenting or state of being indented.
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2. A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything;
as, the indentations of a leaf, of the coast, etc.
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3. A recess or sharp depression in any surface.
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4. (Print.)
(a) 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.
(b) The measure of the distance; as, an indentation of one
em, or of two ems.
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{Hanging indentation}, or {Reverse indentation}, indentation
of all the lines of a paragraph except the first, which is
a full line; also called a {hanging indent}.
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