indentation

英 [ˌɪndenˈteɪʃn]

美 [ˌɪndenˈteɪʃn]

n. 缺口; 凹陷; 凹痕; 行首缩进; 行首空格; 造成凹陷(或缺口); 将行首缩进

BNC.20990 / COCA.17397

牛津词典

noun

缺口；凹陷；凹痕
a cut or mark on the edge or surface of sth
1. The horse's hooves left deep indentations in the mud.
  马蹄在泥地里留下了深深的蹄印。
行首缩进；行首空格
a space left at the beginning of a line of print or writing
造成凹陷（或缺口）；将行首缩进
the action of indenting sth or the process of being indented

行首缩格,行首留空格
Anindentationis the space at the beginning of a line of writing when it starts further away from the edge of the paper than all the other lines.
N-COUNT 凹口;缺口
Anindentationis a shallow hole or cut in the surface or edge of something.
1. Using a knife, make slight indentations around the edges of the pastry.
  用刀子绕馅饼边沿刻小锯齿。

noun

the act of cutting into an edge with toothlike notches or angular incisions
the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line
Synonym:indentionindentindenture
the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion
Synonym:pittingroughness
a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)
Synonym:indenture

Extra indentation is used to indicate an object, and each property of the object is indented again.
额外的缩进用于指示一个对象，此外该对象的各属性进一步缩排。
In this instance, the indentation isn't mandatory, as it is with a compound statement.
在本例中，缩进不是强制性的，就跟一个复合语句一样。
Your indentation should always reflect logical structure.
你的缩进应该反映出逻辑结构。
FEA of evaluating material yield strength and strain hardening exponent using a spherical indentation
球形压痕法评价材料屈服强度和应变硬化指数的有限元分析
Using a knife, make slight indentations around the edges of the pastry.
用刀子绕馅饼边沿刻小锯齿。
Property specifies the indentation level for all nodes.
属性指定了所有节点的缩进量级。
Use4 spaces for each level of indentation.
在每一层缩进上用4个空格。
12 cases had inward bow indentation and all were irregular sharps or triangular and polygonal sharps.
病灶边缘呈向心性弓形凹陷12例，其形态均为不规则形和三角、多角形；
Indentation is your friend!
缩进是你的朋友！
YAML shows structure through indentation and is fast to write.
YAML的结构，通过缩进显示快写。