Indented vs Dented - What's the difference?
indented | dented |
(indent)
Cut in the edge into points or inequalities, like teeth; jagged; notched; stamped in; dented on the surface.
Having an uneven, irregular border; sinuous; undulating.
* 1599 , , IV. iii. 113:
(heraldry) Notched like the part of a saw consisting of the teeth; serrated.
Bound out by an indenture; apprenticed; indentured.
(zoology) Notched along the margin with a different color, like the feathers of some birds.
(dent)
A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact.
(by extension, informal) A sudden negative change, such as loss, damage, weakening, consumption or diminution, especially one produced by an external force, event or action
* {{quote-news
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, date=April 11
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To impact something, producing a dent.
To develop a dent or dents.
As verbs the difference between indented and dented
is that indented is past tense of indent while dented is past tense of dent.As an adjective indented
is cut in the edge into points or inequalities, like teeth; jagged; notched; stamped in; dented on the surface.indented
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Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- (Milton)
- it unlinked itself / And with indented glides did slip away / Into a bush:
- an indented border or ordinary
- an indented servant
Anagrams
* *dented
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Verb
(head)Anagrams
*dent
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Etymology 1
(etyl) . More at dint.Noun
(en noun)- The crash produced a dent in the left side of the car.
- That purchase put a bit of a dent in my wallet.
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Verb
(en verb)- ''Copper is soft and dents easily.