depth
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noun \ˈdepth\ plural depths \ˈdepths, ˈdep(t)s\
Definition of DEPTH
1
a (1) : a deep place in a body of water <fish living at great depths> (2) : a part that is far from the outside or surface <the depths of the woods> (3) : abyss 2 b (1) : a profound or intense state (as of thought or feeling) <the depths of misery>; also : a reprehensibly low condition <hadn't realized that standards had fallen to such depths> (2) : the middle of a time (as winter) (3) : the worst part
2
a : the perpendicular measurement downward from a surface b : the direct linear measurement from front to back
3
: the quality of being deep
4
: the degree of intensity <depth of a color>; also : the quality of being profound (as in insight) or full (as of knowledge)
5
: the quality or state of being complete or thorough <a study will be made in depth>
6
: a large number of good players <a team that lacks depth>
— depth·less \ˈdepth-ləs\ adjective
— beyond one's depth or out of one's depth
: beyond the limits of one's capabilities <an actor who is clearly out of his depth in serious drama>
See Examples of DEPTH
- These fish typically live at depths of 500 feet or more.
- Students will test the temperature of the water at different depths.
- The boat sank to a depth of several hundred feet.
- measuring the depth of the water
- the depth of a hole
- The pool has a depth of 12 feet.
- I began working at the factory during the depth of the Depression.
Origin of DEPTH
Middle English, from dep deep
First Known Use: 14th century
depth
noun \ˈdepth\ (Medical Dictionary)plural depths \ˈdepth, ˈdep(t)s\
Medical Definition of DEPTH
1
: the distance between upper and lower or between dorsal and ventral points of a body
2
: the quality of a state of consciousness, a bodily state, or a physiological function of being intense or complete <the depth of anesthesia> <the depth of respiration>
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