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Meaning of 'depth'
Meaning of 'depth' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Depth 
[ n.]
- 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. [ n.]- Profoundness; extent or degree of intensity; abundance; completeness; as, depth of knowledge, or color.
- Lowness; as, depth of sound.
- 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.
- The number of simple elements which an abstract conception or notion includes; the comprehension or content.
- A pair of toothed wheels which work together.
Meaning of 'depth' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. depth [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- (usually plural) a low moral state
- (usually plural) a low moral state
Example in sentence:
- he had sunk to the depths of addiction
Meaning (2):
- the attribute or quality of being deep, strong, or intense
- the attribute or quality of being deep, strong, or intense
Example in sentence:
- the depth of his breathing;
- the depth of his emotion;
- the depth of his sighs
Meaning (3):
- the extent downward or backward or inward
- the extent downward or backward or inward
Example in sentence:
- depth of a closet;
- depth of a shelf;
- the depth of the water
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