indention
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But a wrong letter, a space in the wrong place, a wrong indention, a wrong punctuation mark, was an error that cost a ten "word" penalty against the total score.
From Time Magazine Archive
"See, Walter," he exclaimed pointing to a square indention in the soft soil.
From The Romance of Elaine Sequel to "Exploits of Elaine" by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)
Write verse as verse; do not give it equal indention or length of line with prose.
From The Century Handbook of Writing by Greever, Garland
Thus the arrangement above necessitates placing in subdivision "Balls" all copper balls, whereas indention under proximate genus "metal" would have brought all metal balls together.
From The Classification of Patents by United States Patent Office
The indention at the beginning, and usually the incomplete line at the end, mark its visible limits.
From English: Composition and Literature by Webster, W. F. (William Franklin)
