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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌɪndɛnˈteɪʃən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌɪndɛnˈteɪʃən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(in′den tā′shən)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•den•ta•tion /ˌɪndɛnˈteɪʃən/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a recess on the surface of something:small indentations where a mouse had chewed the diskette.
  2. Botanya series of notches:the indentation of a maple leaf.
  3. the space from the margin to where writing begins;
    amount that has been indented.
See -dent-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•den•ta•tion  (in′den tā′shən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a cut, notch, or deep recess:various bays and indentations.
  2. Botanya series of incisions or notches:the indentation of a maple leaf.
  3. a notching or being notched.
  4. indention (defs. 1, 2).
  • indent1 + -ation 1715–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
indentation /ˌɪndɛnˈteɪʃən/ n
  1. a hollowed, notched, or cut place, as on an edge or on a coastline
  2. a series of hollows, notches, or cuts
  3. the act of indenting or the condition of being indented
  4. Also called: indention, indent the leaving of space or the amount of space left between a margin and the start of an indented line
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