Dimple vs. Indentation — What's the Difference?

A dimple (also known as a gelasin) is a small natural indentation in the flesh on a part of the human body, most notably in the cheek. Numerous cultures believe that cheek dimples are a good luck charm that entices people who think they are physically attractive, but they are also associated with heroism and innocence, which has been included in literature for many centuries.

The act of indenting.

A small depression in the flesh, either one that exists permanently or one that forms in the cheeks when one smiles.

The condition of being indented.

Produce a dimple or dimples in the surface of

The blank space between a margin and the beginning of an indented line.

A small natural indentation in the flesh on a part of the human body, especially in the cheek or on the chin.

A notch or jagged cut in an edge.

A slight depression or indentation in a surface.

A recess, as in a border or coastline.

To form dimples by smiling.

The act of indenting or state of being indented.

To produce dimples in.

A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything.

A small depression or indentation in a surface.

A recess or sharp depression in any surface.

Specifically, a small natural depression on the skin, especially on the face near the corners of the mouth.

(typography) 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.

(transitive) To create a dimple in.

A measure of the distance from the flush line.

(intransitive) To create a dimple in one's face by smiling.

(law) A division unit of a piece of law distinguished by its indentation or by a dash.

To form dimples; to sink into depressions or little inequalities.

The act of indenting or state of being indented.

A slight natural depression or indentation on the surface of some part of the body, esp. on the cheek or chin.

A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything; as, the indentations of a leaf, of the coast, etc.

A slight indentation on any surface.

A recess or sharp depression in any surface.

To form dimples; to sink into depressions or little inequalities.

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.

To mark with dimples or dimplelike depressions.

A concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)

A chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached

The formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion

Any slight depression in a surface;

The space left between the margin and the start of an indented line

A small natural hollow in the cheek or chin;

The act of cutting into an edge with toothlike notches or angular incisions

Mark with, or as if with, dimples;

Produce dimples while smiling;