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People's hands fascinate me. It's tempting to look at a businessman's left hand and see if there's an indentation from a missing wedding ring. Or maybe there's a tan line and the skin is pressed down where's he's worked a ring off his finger.
Benedict Cumberbatch

Meaning of "indentation" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INDENTATION

indentation  [ˌɪndɛnˈteɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INDENTATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Indentation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INDENTATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of indentation in the English dictionary

The first definition of indentation in the dictionary is a hollowed, notched, or cut place, as on an edge or on a coastline. Other definition of indentation is a series of hollows, notches, or cuts. Indentation is also the act of indenting or the condition of being indented.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INDENTATION


accreditation
əˌkrɛdɪˈteɪʃən
adaptation
ˌædəpˈteɪʃən
alimentation
ˌælɪmɛnˈteɪʃən
citation
saɪˈteɪʃən
consultation
ˌkɒnsəlˈteɪʃən
documentation
ˌdɒkjʊmɛnˈteɪʃən
excitation
ˌɛksɪˈteɪʃən
hesitation
ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃən
implementation
ˌɪmplɪmenˈteɪʃən
interpretation
ɪnˌtɜːprɪˈteɪʃən
invitation
ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən
limitation
ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃən
meditation
ˌmɛdɪˈteɪʃən
orientation
ˌɔːrɪɛnˈteɪʃən
presentation
ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən
rehabilitation
ˌriːəˌbɪlɪˈteɪʃən
representation
ˌrɛprɪzɛnˈteɪʃən
reputation
ˌrɛpjʊˈteɪʃən
rotation
rəʊˈteɪʃən
transportation
ˌtrænspɔːˈteɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INDENTATION

indemnities
indemnity
indemnity clause
indemnity cover
indemnity insurance
indemonstrability
indemonstrable
indemonstrably
indene
indent
indenter
indention
indentor
indenture
indentures
indentureship
independence
Independence Day
independencies
independency

WORDS THAT END LIKE INDENTATION

action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
duration
education
evaluation
federation
formation
foundation
generation

Synonyms and antonyms of indentation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INDENTATION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «indentation» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of indentation
bash · cut · dent · depression · dimple · dip · hollow · jag · nick · notch · pit

Translation of «indentation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INDENTATION

Find out the translation of indentation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of indentation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «indentation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

压痕
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sangría
570 millions of speakers

English

indentation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खरोज
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المسافة البادئة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отступ
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

recuo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খাঁজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

échancrure
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lekukan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Einzug
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

インデント
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

들여 쓰기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Indentasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thụt đầu dòng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உள்தள்ளலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इंडेंटेशन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

girinti
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dentellatura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wcięcia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відступ
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

indentare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εσοχή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

inkeping
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

inbuktning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

innrykk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of indentation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INDENTATION»

The term «indentation» is quite widely used and occupies the 44.417 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INDENTATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about indentation

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QUOTES WITH «INDENTATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word indentation.
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Benedict Cumberbatch
People's hands fascinate me. It's tempting to look at a businessman's left hand and see if there's an indentation from a missing wedding ring. Or maybe there's a tan line and the skin is pressed down where's he's worked a ring off his finger.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INDENTATION»

Discover the use of indentation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to indentation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Comparison of Quasi-Static Indentation to Low-Velocity Impact
In order to examine if this is feasible, a series of static indentation and low-velocity impact tests were carried out and compared.
A. T. Nettles, M. J. Douglas, George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, 2000
2
Review of Instrumented Indentation
Schematic illustration of an instrumented indentation system. 2.2 Measurement Methods Some of the earliest research related to the development of instrumented indentation is found in the early- to mid-1980's [29, 31, 33, 34]. Since that time.
3
Indentation Fracture and Mechanical Properties of Ceramic ...
in kg/mm2 is 0.3-0.65 tines the alaatic modulus in HN/m2.) To a lesser extent, indentation teating has been used for a praliminsry repid assesement of properties which are ralevant to wear resiatance but may not juatify the immediste expense ...
H. Matzke, 1987
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Indentation Techniques in Ceramic Materials ...
OPEN FORUM: VICKERS INDENTATION TECHNIQUE—PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS Ahmad G Solomah SAC International Ceramics, Mississauga, Ontario L4W 4N5 CANADA ABSTRACT Problems associated with the application of ...
Ahmad G. Solomah, 2012
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Aspects of Instrumented Indentation with Applications to ...
ABSTRACT Instrumented indentation is a popular method for determining mechanical properties in engineering materials. This technique is based on that the force and displacement is continuously recorded as an indenter tip is pushed into a ...
Jin Yan, 2007
6
Glasses with Fictive Temperature-independent Properties: ...
indentation that the hardness value in the plastically deformed region in the immediate vicinity of the large indentation was lower for normal glasses and higher for anomalous glasses. In each case the hardness change corresponded to an ...
Timothy Michael Gross, 2008
7
Glossary of Mapping Science
Bauernfeind prism - SEE Bauernfeind four-sided prism; prism, three-sided. bay - ( 1) In general, an unmistakable and pronounced indentation of a coast. According to the Geneva Convention of 1958, a bay is: a well-marked indentation whose ...
American Society of Civil Engineers, 1994
8
Springer Handbook of Materials Measurement Methods
7.3.4 Instrumented Indentation Test (IIT) Principle of the Instrumented Indentation Test [7.183] The continuous monitoring of the force and the depth of indentation can allow the determination of hardness values equivalent to traditional ...
Horst Czichos, Tetsuya Saito, Leslie Smith, 2006
9
Henry Lee's Crime Scene Handbook
As previously described, indentation evidence is properly photographed using oblique lighting that is raised slightly so as to cast shadows and illuminate various surfaces of the indentation with an attempt to view details of the indentation.
Henry C. Lee, Timothy Palmbach, Marilyn T. Miller, 2001
10
Resistance Welding: Fundamentals and Applications
Indentation is the indent created on the sheet surfaces by electrodes under electrode force during welding. It is a direct indicator of the existence of a weld, and sometimes that of the amount of penetration of a weld. Because it is very difficult to ...
Hongyan Zhang, Jacek Senkara, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INDENTATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term indentation is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Prehistoric humans may have used DENTISTS as 14,000-year-old …
However, until now the indentation in the tooth was overlooked as a simple lesion caused by tooth decay. Dr Benazzi, his student Gregorio ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Waterways Advisory Committee: Raising lionfish awareness …
File photo: The shoreline west of Collier Creek and facing the Marco River shows an indentation that suggests nature is trying to create a new ... «Naples Daily News, Jul 15»
3
TL;DR: The Curious Case Of Hacking Team And A Southern …
The quality of the HackingTeam's malware code for Linux is very bad. Bad indentation, stack overflows, hard-coded paths, etc… Crap. «TechCabal, Jul 15»
4
Flight Attendants' Tips for Sleeping Well on a Plane - SmarterTravel …
Of course, when you book a flight online, it's impossible to tell which seat has the magic sleep-maximizing indentation. Hey, SeatGuru, you guys ... «SmarterTravel.com, Jul 15»
5
The Case for Custer: Is 'Preacher' on the Right Path?
Arseface is left with an indentation scar on his forehead, a pinched and gaping hole where his mouth used to be and a speech impediment. «WordandFilm.com, Jul 15»
6
Dive Into Scutum's Dark Nebulae
From outer-ring suburban and rural skies, the largest of the dark nebulae, B111, is visible with the naked eye as a dark indentation along the ... «Sky & Telescope, Jul 15»
7
New Horizons sees Pluto's moon Charon in detail for first time
One of the canyons is visible as a dark indentation on the left side of the world. The canyon is about 4 to 6 miles deep, according to Olkin. «Mashable, Jul 15»
8
Experts warn of lesser-known warning signs of breast cancer …
Lisa Royle, from England, posted a picture before undergoing a mastectomy, showing the small indentation that led to her breast cancer ... «WRGB, Jul 15»
9
RTA windows shattered in two separate incidents
This one also appeared to have an indentation made by a BB. No one was hurt in either incident and although police searched the area in both ... «WDTN, Jul 15»
10
Model / Mesh Constructing OBB
Please wrap code snippets with source tags using the < > button from the editor, because code where the indentation is removed is terrible to ... «GameDev.net, Jul 15»

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