What is "dent"

Dent \Dent\ (d[e^]nt), n. [A variant of Dint.]

1. A stroke; a blow. [Obs.] ``That dent of thunder.''
   --Chaucer.

2. A slight depression, or small notch or hollow, made by a blow or by pressure; an indentation.

   A blow that would have made a dent in a pound of butter.
   --De Quincey.

Dent \Dent\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dented; p. pr. & vb. n. Denting.] To make a dent upon; to indent.

The houses dented with bullets.
--Macaulay.

Dent \Dent\, n. [F., fr. L. dens, dentis, tooth. See Tooth.] (Mach.) A tooth, as of a card, a gear wheel, etc.
--Knight.

early 14c., "a strike or blow," dialectal variant of Middle English dint (q.v.); sense of "indentation" first recorded 1560s, apparently influenced by indent.

late 14c., from dent (n.). Related: Dented; denting.

Etymology 1 n. 1 A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact. 2 (context by extension informal English) A sudden negative change, such as loss, damage, weakening, consumption or diminution, especially one produced by an external force, event or action vb. 1 (context transitive English) To impact something, producing a dent. 2 (context intransitive English) To develop a dent or dents. Etymology 2

n. (context engineering English) A tooth, as of a card, a gear wheel, etc.

v. make a depression into; "The bicycle dented my car" [syn: indent]

1. n. an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening); "it made a dent in my bank account"

2. a depression scratched or carved into a surface [syn: incision, scratch, prick, slit]

3. an impression in a surface (as made by a blow) [syn: gouge, nick]

Dent is a small fell on the fringe of the English Lake District near the towns of Cleator Moor and Egremont. Sometimes known as Long Barrow, it is traditionally the first fell encountered by hikers following Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk. It slopes from the westerly point of the Lake District National Park.

At its highest point it stands at only 352 metres (1155 feet), but offers uninterrupted views of the Cumbrian coast from the Ravenglass estuary in the south to the Solway Firth and across to Scotland in the north. In the west the Isle of Man can be easily seen, and views to the east extend to the high peaks of Pillar and the Sca Fells.

"Dent Hill" was one of the five stations in Cumberland used by the Ordnance Survey to measure the angles of Principal Triangles for their initial survey of Britain in the years up to and including 1809. The other stations were Black Combe, Scilly Banks (on the outskirts of Whitehaven), High Pike and Cross Fell. The absence of a trig point suggests that Dent was not used in the Retriangulation of Great Britain.

Over the past 20 years a man-made forest has been planted on the slopes of the fell facing north towards Cleator Moor. This process was carried out reduce the rate of erosion on the fell. There is already a mature forest on the southern slopes of the fell and public pedestrian access via a gate at Nannycatch.

There is a road at the base of the fell, known locally as "the fell road", which runs from Cleator Moor to Egremont. The road is still used by locals, despite its poor quality and the fact it doesn't represent a shortcut.

The River Ehen also tracks along the base of the fell and the aforementioned road.

Dent, along with Flat Fell, is the subject of a chapter of Wainwright's book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland. His clockwise route to the two summits starts at Wath Brow.

Dent may refer to:

• An abrasion, scratch, blemish, or imperfection caused by a collision

Dent was a London manufacturer of luxury clocks and watches, founded by Edward John Dent. Dent began making watches in 1814, although it wasn’t until 1876 that the Dent triangular trade mark was registered. Perhaps the company’s biggest coup is winning the contract to make the clock for the new palace of Westminster – or Big Ben as it’s more commonly known.

Dent is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Aileen Dent (1890-1978), Australian artist
• Alfred Dent (1844–1927), British businessman and founder of the North Borneo Chartered Company
• Andrew Dent (1955–2008), Australian doctor and humanitarian worker
• Bucky Dent (born 1951), American baseball player
• Charles Dent (disambiguation), multiple people with the name (includes "Charlie")
• Clinton Thomas Dent (1850–1912), English alpinist, author and surgeon
• Edward John Dent (1790–1853), English watch maker
• Edward Joseph Dent (1876–1957), English musicologist and biographer of Handel
• Eric Dent (born 1961), American complexity theorist
• Frederick Baily Dent (born 1922), United States Secretary of Commerce
• Frederick Tracy Dent (1820–92), American soldier
• Harry Dent (disambiguation), multiple people with the name
• Jason Dent (born 1980), American mixed martial artist
• J. M. Dent (1849–1926), British publisher
• John Dent (disambiguation), multiple people with the name
• Julia Boggs Dent (1826-1902), wife of Ulysses Grant, the President of the United States
• Lester Dent (1904–1959), writer best known for creating the character Doc Savage
• Martin Dent (1925-2014), English academic
• Richard Dent (born 1960), former football player
• Susie Dent (born 1964), English lexicographer
• Ted Dent (born 1969), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• Taylor Dent (born 1981), American tennis player
• Teresa Dent (born 1959), CEO, Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust
• Thomas Dent (disambiguation), multiple people with the name
• Vernon Dent (1895–1963), American actor
• William Barton Wade Dent (1806–1855), American politician

Fictional characters:

• Arthur Dent, principal character in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
• Random Frequent Flyer Dent, daughter of Arthur Dent
• Hanzee Dent, character in the TV show Fargo
• Harvey Dent ( Two-Face), villain from Batman's rogue gallery

Dent (known previously as Dent the Future) is an annual conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, founded by Jason Preston and Steve Broback. Participants gather in March to "explore the magic and science of visionary leadership and groundbreaking success." Dent 2016 will be held on March 20–23, 2016.