indention
indention Lexical Profile
indention Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The setting in of a line or block of text farther from the margin than the main body of text, or the blank space left by doing so.
"The publisher's style guide requires a half-inch indention at the start of every new paragraph."
A recess, notch, or hollow depression on a surface or along an edge; an indentation.
"The heavy legs of the piano left a deep indention in the living room carpet."
Word Nuance & Usage
While "indentation" is far more common in general English, "indention" is the traditional technical term preferred by professional typesetters, printers, and publishing style guides (such as the Chicago Manual of Style) specifically for the blank space left at the beginning of a line of text.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in English from the verb "indent" plus the noun-forming suffix "-ion", ultimately tracing back to Medieval Latin indentare ("to furnish with teeth" or "to notch"), from Latin in- ("into") and dens ("tooth").