indentation

n. விளிம்பு வெட்டுதல், ஓரவெட்டு, சிறு வெட்டு, சிறுபிளவு, வக்கரிப்பு, வக்கரித்த வரை, கரயோர உள்வளைவு.

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In`den*ta"tion, n. 1. The act of indenting or state of being indented. 2. A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything; as, the indentations of a leaf, of the coast, etc. 3. A recess or sharp depression in any surface. 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. Hanging, or Reverse, indentation, indentation of all the lines of a paragraph except the first, which is a full line.

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