[in-den-tey-shuh
n] 
| 1. | a cut, notch, or deep recess: various bays and indentations. |
| 2. | a series of incisions or notches: the indentation of a maple leaf. |
| 3. | a notching or being notched. |
| 4. | indention (defs. 1, 2). |
| in·den·ta·tion (ĭn'děn-tā'shən) n.
|
A space left between the left-hand margin of a line of type or handwriting and the beginning of a sentence or quotation. The beginning of a paragraph is usually indented.
indentation in·den·ta·tion (ĭn'děn-tā'shən)
n.
A notch, a pit, or a depression.