1. The act of notching or pitting. 2. A notch. 3. A state of being notched. [Mediev. L. indento, pp. -atus, to make notches like teeth, fr. L. dens (dent-), tooth]
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in·den·ta·tion (in″dən-taґshən) [L. in + dens] 1. a condition of being notched; a notch, pit, or depression. 2. the act of indenting, as with the finger.Medical dictionary. 2011.