(1):
(n.) The act of indenting or state of being indented.
(2):
(n.) The measure of the distance; as, an indentation of one em, or of two ems.
(3):
(n.) 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.
(4):
(n.) A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything; as, the indentations of a leaf, of the coast, etc.
(5):
(n.) A recess or sharp depression in any surface.