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nouna concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)
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nounthe space left between the margin and the start of an indented linetype of:
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nounthe formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion
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nounthe act of cutting into an edge with toothlike notches or angular incisionstype of:
Definition that contains indentation
- punch a tool for making holes or indentations
- bay an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
- notch a V-shaped indentation
- notch a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface
- dissected having one or more indentations reaching nearly to the midrib
- cleft having one or more indentations reaching nearly to the midrib
- cleft a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)
- puncher a tool for making holes or indentations
- embattled having or resembling repeated square indentations like those in a battlement
- bight a broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline