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indentation

[in-den-tay-shuhn] / ˌɪn dɛnˈteɪ ʃən /
NOUN
gouge
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STRONG




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Samsung worked to make this indentation less visible when the screen is completely flat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

The researchers then tested the jaws using several indentation depths.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 16, 2026

Rachel, who does not want the BBC to use her surname, said an indentation in her abdomen had been picked up during a regular colonoscopy for another condition.

From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026

For air-fried burgers, flatten your patties as much as possible and press an indentation in the center to prevent them from puffing up.

From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2025

He slid the disk into a nearly invisible indentation in the door and gave it a turn.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

Their leafy indentations can trap the microscopic parasites, and make them harder to wash.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

The two bioswales in the front are like planted indentations in the ground that fill with water after a heavy rain and hold it long enough that it sinks in.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2024

He mostly cut freehand, sometimes using indentations he made with his fingernails as outlines, then dyed his creations with green, pink, red and yellow pigments.

From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2024

Ocean Spray cranberry sauce, coaxed out of the can with its ringed indentations intact.

From Salon ● Nov. 23, 2023

Then he started pointing around the graveyard to other body-sized indentations in the dirt.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot




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