Snick vs Indentation - What's the difference?
snick | indentation | Related terms |
To cut or snip
:*1966': I reached out and ' snicked a white thread that hung from her sleeve. — John Fowles, ‘The Magus’
(cricket) to hit the ball with the edge of the bat, causing a slight deflection
(cricket) a small deflection of the ball off the side of the bat; often carries to the wicketkeeper for a catch
A small cut or mark.
A knot or irregularity in yarn.
a sharp clicking sound
:*1893': Then it grew louder, and suddenly there came from the window a sharp metallic ' snick . — Arthur Conan Doyle, ‘The Naval Treaty’ (Norton 2005, p.698)
The act of indenting or state of being indented.
A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything; as, the indentations of a leaf, of the coast, etc.
A recess or sharp depression in any surface.
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.
A measure of the distance from the flush line; as, an indentation of one em, or of two ems.
Snick is a related term of indentation.
As nouns the difference between snick and indentation
is that snick is (cricket) a small deflection of the ball off the side of the bat; often carries to the wicketkeeper for a catch or snick can be a sharp clicking sound while indentation is the act of indenting or state of being indented.As a verb snick
is to cut or snip or snick can be to make something click, to make a clicking noise or snick can be .snick
English
Etymology 1
Probably from snick or snee .Verb
(en verb)Noun
(en noun)- (Knight)
