Definition of indent

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Indent (v. i.) To be cut, notched, or dented..

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Embattled :: Embattled (a.) Having indentations like a battlement.
Notch :: Notch (v. t.) To cut or make notches in ; to indent; also, to score by notches; as, to notch a stick..
Phonograph :: Phonograph (n.) An instrument for the mechanical registration and reproduction of audible sounds, as articulate speech, etc. It consists of a rotating cylinder or disk covered with some material easily indented, as tinfoil, wax, paraffin, etc., above which is a thin plate carrying a stylus. As the plate vibrates under the influence of a sound, the stylus makes minute indentations or undulations in the soft material, and these, when the cylinder or disk is again turned, set the plate in vibration
Subdepartment :: Subdented (a.) Indented beneath.
Indentation :: Indentation (n.) A recess or sharp depression in any surface.
Apprentice :: Apprentice (n.) One who is bound by indentures or by legal agreement to serve a mechanic, or other person, for a certain time, with a view to learn the art, or trade, in which his master is bound to instruct him..
Toothing :: Toothing (n.) The act or process of indenting or furnishing with teeth.
Catenulate :: Catenulate (a.) Chainlike; -- said both or color marks and of indentations when arranged like the links of a chain, as on shells, etc..
Engrail :: Engrail (v. i.) To form an edging or border; to run in curved or indented lines.
Dent :: Dent (n.) A slight depression, or small notch or hollow, made by a blow or by pressure; an indentation..
Centre :: Centre (v. t.) To form a recess or indentation for the reception of a center.
Dimple :: Dimple (n.) A slight natural depression or indentation on the surface of some part of the body, esp. on the cheek or chin..
Impress :: Impress (n.) A mark made by pressure; an indentation; imprint; the image or figure of anything, formed by pressure or as if by pressure; result produced by pressure or influence..
Indent :: Indent (n.) A requisition or order for supplies, sent to the commissariat of an army..
Indenting :: Indenting (n.) Indentation; an impression like that made by a tooth.
Indented :: Indented (a.) Notched like the part of a saw consisting of the teeth; serrated; as, an indented border or ordinary..
Indent :: Indent (v. i.) To contract; to bargain or covenant.
Indent :: Indent (v. i.) To crook or turn; to wind in and out; to zigzag.
Indentation :: Indentation (n.) A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything; as, the indentations of a leaf, of the coast, etc..
Punctured :: Punctured (a.) Having the surface covered with minute indentations or dots.
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