DEPTH

depth

Noun

  1. The vertical distance below a surface; the amount that something is deep.
    Measure the depth of the water in this part of the bay.
  2. The distance between the front and the back, as the depth of a drawer or closet.
  3. The intensity, complexity, strength, seriousness or importance of an emotion, or situation.
    The depth of her misery was apparent to everyone.
    The depth of the crisis had been exaggerated.
  4. The total palette of available colors.
  5. The property of appearing three-dimensional.
    The depth of field in this picture is amazing.
  6. The deepest part. (Usually of a body of water.)
    The burning ship finally sunk into the depths.
  7. A very remote part.
    Into the depths of the jungle...
    In the depths of the night,
  8. The most severe part.
    in the depth of the crisis.
    in the depths of winter.
  9. The lower of the two ranks of a value in an ordered set of values.


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