noun🔗ShareIndentations, encochesThe act of indenting or state of being indented."The hammer left several small indentations on the soft wood. "Le marteau a laissé plusieurs petites indentations sur le bois tendre.markappearancestructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEncoches, entaillesA notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything"indentations of the coast"Les entailles de la côtemarkpartstructureappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCreux, encochesA recess or sharp depression in any surface."The spoon left small indentations in the soft ice cream. "La cuillère a laissé de petites encoches dans la glace molle.appearancegeologymarkstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRetraits, alinéasThe 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."The cookie sheet showed small indentations where I had pressed down to shape the cookies. "La plaque à biscuits présentait de petits retraits là où j'avais appuyé pour façonner les biscuits.writinggrammarlanguagestylecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRetraits, indentationsA measure of the distance from the flush line"an indentation of one em"une indentation d'un cadratmarkwritingtechnicalstructurepositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAlinéa, paragrapheA division unit of a piece of law distinguished by its indentation or by a dash"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. "Le document juridique était difficile à lire car les alinéas marquant les sous-clauses étaient appliqués de manière incohérente, ce qui rendait difficile de suivre l'organisation du texte.lawgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading