Definition of half-diamond indention
: a style of display typesetting in which succeeding lines are indented at each end, each line being shorter than the preceding line
— called also inverted-pyramid indention
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“Half-diamond indention.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half-diamond%20indention. Accessed 22 Sep. 2021.
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