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 Definitions of Depth  [ɛpθ]  

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Definition of 'Depth' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) depth
a dimension taken through an object or body of material, usu. downward or inward.

2.  depth
the quality of being deep; deepness.

3.  depth
complexity or obscurity:
a question of great depth.

4.  depth
gravity; seriousness.

5.  depth
emotional profundity:
the depth of one's feelings.

6.  depth
intensity, as of silence or color.

7.  depth
lowness of tonal pitch:
the depth of a voice.

8.  depth
the amount of a person's intelligence, wisdom, insight, etc.

9.  depth
Often, depths. a deep part or place.

10.  depth
an unfathomable space; abyss:
the depth of time.

11.  depth
Sometimes, depths. the farthest, innermost, or extreme part or state:
the depths of the forest.

12.  depth
Usu., depths. a low intellectual or moral condition:
How could he sink to such depths?

13.  depth
the part of greatest intensity, as of night or winter.

14.  depth
the strength of a team's lineup of substitute players.

15.  depth
beyond one's knowledge or capability.

Etymology:  (1350–1400; ME depthe=depdeep+-the -th1)

Definition of 'Depth' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) depth, deepness
the extent downward or backward or inward
"the depth of the water"; "depth of a shelf"; "depth of a closet"

2. (noun) depth
degree of psychological or intellectual profundity

3. (noun) depth
(usually plural) the deepest and most remote part
"from the depths of darkest Africa"; "signals received from the depths of space"

4. (noun) depth
(usually plural) a low moral state
"he had sunk to the depths of addiction"

5. (noun) astuteness, profundity, profoundness, depth, deepness
the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas

6. (noun) depth
the attribute or quality of being deep, strong, or intense
"the depth of his breathing"; "the depth of his sighs," "the depth of his emotion"


Definition of 'Depth' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) depth
the distance down from the top or surface of sth
the depth of the wound; fish that live at depths of 300 feet

2.  depth
the distance from the front to back of sth
the depth of the closets

3.  depth
the power or strength of a feeling
the depth of her sadness

4.  depth
full and detailed knowledge or ideas
The party's plan lacks depth.

5.  depth
in depth
looking at sth completely in all its details
an in depth report on the subject

6.  depth
out of your depth
in a situation you are unable to understand
I was out of my depth in the discussion.


Definition of 'Depth' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Depth
the quality of being deep; deepness; perpendicular measurement downward from the surface, or horizontal measurement backward from the front; as, the depth of a river; the depth of a body of troops

2. (noun) Depth
profoundness; extent or degree of intensity; abundance; completeness; as, depth of knowledge, or color

3. (noun) Depth
lowness; as, depth of sound

4. (noun) Depth
that which is deep; a deep, or the deepest, part or place; the deep; the middle part; as, the depth of night, or of winter

5. (noun) Depth
the number of simple elements which an abstract conception or notion includes; the comprehension or content

6. (noun) Depth
a pair of toothed wheels which work together


Definition of 'Depth' Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms 

1.  Depth
In maritime/hydrographic use, the vertical distance from the plane of the hydrographic datum to the bed of the sea, lake, or river.


Translation of 'Depth' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: the distance from the top downwards or from the surface inwards especially if great
Coal is mined at a depth of 1,000 m.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: diepte Arabic flag Arabic: عُمْق Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: дълбочина
Brazilian flag Brazilian: profundidade Czech flag Czech: hloubka German flag German: die Tiefe
Danish flag Danish: dybde Greek flag Greek: βάθος Spanish flag Spanish: profundidad
Estonian flag Estonian: sügavus Farsi flag Farsi: ژرفا؛ عمق Finnish flag Finnish: syvyys
French flag French: profondeur Hebrew flag Hebrew: עוֹמֶק Hindi flag Hindi: गहराई
Croatian flag Croatian: dubina, ponor Hungarian flag Hungarian: mélység Indonesian flag Indonesian: kedalaman
Icelandic flag Icelandic: dÿpt Italian flag Italian: profondità Japanese flag Japanese: 深さ
Korean flag Korean: 깊이 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: gylis Latvian flag Latvian: dziļums
Malay flag Malay: kedalaman Dutch flag Dutch: diepte Norwegian flag Norwegian: dybde
Polish flag Polish: głębokość Persian flag Persian: ژرفا؛ عمق Pashto flag Pashto: ژوروالى، كنده، ګړنګ، عمق،
Portuguese flag Portuguese: profundidade Romanian flag Romanian: adâncime Russian flag Russian: глубина
Slovak flag Slovak: hĺbka Slovenian flag Slovenian: globina Serbian flag Serbian: dubina
Swedish flag Swedish: djup Thai flag Thai: ความลึก Turkish flag Turkish: derinlik
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 深度 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: глибина Urdu flag Urdu: گہرائی
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: độ sâu Chinese flag Chinese: 深度

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