Indented vs Pterygopalatine - What's the difference?
indented | pterygopalatine |
(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.
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the indented area medial to the pterygomaxillary fissure leading into the sphenopalatine foramen.
As adjectives the difference between indented and pterygopalatine
is that indented is cut in the edge into points or inequalities, like teeth; jagged; notched; stamped in; dented on the surface while pterygopalatine is of or pertaining to the indented area medial to the pterygomaxillary fissure leading into the sphenopalatine foramen.As a verb indented
is past tense of indent.indented
English
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