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indentations

/ɪnˌdɛnˈteɪʃənz/

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noun

Einrückungen, Vertiefungen

The act of indenting or state of being indented.

Examples :

"The hammer left several small indentations on the soft wood. "

Der Hammer hinterließ mehrere kleine Einrückungen auf dem weichen Holz.

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noun

Einkerbungen, Vertiefungen

A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything

Examples :

"indentations of the coast"

Einkerbungen der Küste

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noun

Vertiefungen, Einbuchtungen

A recess or sharp depression in any surface.

Examples :

"The spoon left small indentations in the soft ice cream. "

Der Löffel hinterließ kleine Vertiefungen in dem weichen Eis.

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noun

Einrückungen

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.

Examples :

"The cookie sheet showed small indentations where I had pressed down to shape the cookies. "

Das Backblech zeigte kleine Einrückungen, wo ich zum Formen der Kekse gedrückt hatte.

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noun

Einrückungen, Einzüge

A measure of the distance from the flush line

Examples :

"an indentation of one em"

eine Einrückung von einem em

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noun

Absatz, Einrückung

A division unit of a piece of law distinguished by its indentation or by a dash

Examples :

"The legal document was difficult to read because the indentations marking the sub-clauses were inconsistently applied, making it hard to follow the organization of the text. "

Das juristische Dokument war schwer zu lesen, da die Absätze, die die Unterklauseln markierten, inkonsistent angewendet wurden, was es schwierig machte, der Gliederung des Textes zu folgen.