indentionn.

/ɪnˈdɛnʃən/

Etymology: Irregularly formed < indent v.¹, instead of indentation; but in sense derived also < indent v.²

I. From indent v.¹

1. = indentation n. 1, 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > unevenness > condition or fact of receding > condition or action of indentation of edge > [noun]

indentingc1386

indentment1672

indenture1672

indention1763

indentation1836

lipping1867

1763 Nat. Hist. in Ann. Reg. 66/1 They are..smooth, thick, and without indention at the edge.

1814 W. Scott Diary 16 Aug. in J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Scott (1837) III. v. 197 The bay is formed by a deep indention in the mainland.

1861 R. T. Hulme tr. C. H. Moquin-Tandon Elements Med. Zool. ii. iii. ii. 119 A lamina of bone folded upon itself so as to form three indentions on the outer edge.

1870 F. R. Wilson Archit. Surv. Churches Lindisfarne 126 Each indention [is] enriched with bead ornament.

2. The indenting of a line in printing or writing; the leaving of a blank space at the beginning of a line at the commencement of a new paragraph, etc.; the blank space so left. See indent v.¹ 8. Hanging indention or reverse indention, the projection of the first line of a paragraph, etc., beyond the vertical line of those that follow.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > printing > printed matter > arrangement or appearance of printed matter > [noun] > indentation

indention1824

indentation1864

insetting1867

indent1884

1824 J. Johnson Typographia II. 136 The mere indention of an m [is] scarcely perceptible in a long line.

1884 J. Southward Pract. Printing (ed. 2) 87 The whole would be a ‘hanging indention’, because part of the first line would hang over the succeeding ones.

II. From indent v.²

3. A dent or dint: = indentation n. 4.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > unevenness > condition or fact of receding > [noun] > action of making indentation > an indentation on a surface

hollowc897

printa1387

impression1398

puncha1430

dent1565

dint1590

dinge1611

doke1615

impressurea1616

depressure1626

depression1665

dawk1678

swage1680

indent1690

sinking1712

dunkle1788

indenture1793

delve1811

subsidation1838

indention1839

recess1839

indentation1847

incavation1852

deepening1859

sink1875

malleation1881

ding1922

1839 W. A. Chatto Treat. Wood Engraving viii. 638 It will make a small indention in the [wood] block, and occasion a white or grey speck in the impressions.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	indention
释义	indentionn. /ɪnˈdɛnʃən/ Etymology: Irregularly formed < indent v.¹, instead of indentation; but in sense derived also < indent v.² I. From indent v.¹ 1. = indentation n. 1, 2. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > condition or fact of receding > condition or action of indentation of edge > [noun] indentingc1386 indentment1672 indenture1672 indention1763 indentation1836 lipping1867 1763 Nat. Hist. in Ann. Reg. 66/1 They are..smooth, thick, and without indention at the edge. 1814 W. Scott Diary 16 Aug. in J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Scott (1837) III. v. 197 The bay is formed by a deep indention in the mainland. 1861 R. T. Hulme tr. C. H. Moquin-Tandon Elements Med. Zool. ii. iii. ii. 119 A lamina of bone folded upon itself so as to form three indentions on the outer edge. 1870 F. R. Wilson Archit. Surv. Churches Lindisfarne 126 Each indention [is] enriched with bead ornament. 2. The indenting of a line in printing or writing; the leaving of a blank space at the beginning of a line at the commencement of a new paragraph, etc.; the blank space so left. See indent v.¹ 8. Hanging indention or reverse indention, the projection of the first line of a paragraph, etc., beyond the vertical line of those that follow. ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > printed matter > arrangement or appearance of printed matter > [noun] > indentation indention1824 indentation1864 insetting1867 indent1884 1824 J. Johnson Typographia II. 136 The mere indention of an m [is] scarcely perceptible in a long line. 1884 J. Southward Pract. Printing (ed. 2) 87 The whole would be a ‘hanging indention’, because part of the first line would hang over the succeeding ones. II. From indent v.² 3. A dent or dint: = indentation n. 4. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > condition or fact of receding > [noun] > action of making indentation > an indentation on a surface hollowc897 printa1387 impression1398 puncha1430 dent1565 dint1590 dinge1611 doke1615 impressurea1616 depressure1626 depression1665 dawk1678 swage1680 indent1690 sinking1712 dunkle1788 indenture1793 delve1811 subsidation1838 indention1839 recess1839 indentation1847 incavation1852 deepening1859 sink1875 malleation1881 ding1922 1839 W. A. Chatto Treat. Wood Engraving viii. 638 It will make a small indention in the [wood] block, and occasion a white or grey speck in the impressions. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1763
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