depth
noun/dɛpθ/
Etymology From Middle English depthe, from Old English *dīepþ (“depth”), from Proto-Germanic *diupiþō (“depth”), equivalent to deep + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Cognates Cognate with Scots deepth, Saterland Frisian Djüpte, West Frisian djipte (“depth; abyss, chasm”), Dutch diepte, German Low German Deepd, Luxembourgish Déift, Danish, Norwegian Bokmål dybde (“depth”), Faroese dýpd (“depth”), Icelandic dýpt, Norwegian Nynorsk djupt, dypt, and Gothic 𐌳𐌹𐌿𐍀𐌹𐌸𐌰 (diupiþa, “depth”); further to Old English diepe, German Tiefe, Icelandic dýpi, Norwegian Nynorsk djup, djupn, Swedish djup.
15 senses
- 1the vertical distance below a surface; the degree to…
- 2the distance between the front and the back, as the…
- 3the intensity, complexity, strength, seriousness or…
- 4lowness
- 5the total palette of available colors
- 6the property of appearing three-dimensional
- 7the deepest part (usually of a body of water)
- 8a very remote part.
- 9the most severe part
- 10the number of simple elements which an abstract…
- 11a pair of toothed wheels which work together
- 12the perpendicular distance from the chord to the…
- 13the lower of the two ranks of a value in an ordered set of values
- 14A set of more than one ciphertext enciphered with the same key.
- 15An invariant of rings and modules, encoding information…
the vertical distance below a surface; the degree to which something is deep
- Measure the depth of the water in this part of the bay.
the distance between the front and the back, as the depth of a drawer or closet
Figuratively the intensity, complexity, strength, seriousness or importance of an emotion, situation, etc.
- The depth of her misery was apparent to everyone.
- The depth of the crisis had been exaggerated.
1 more example
- We were impressed by the depth of her knowledge.
lowness
- the depth of a sound
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences the total palette of available colors
Art, Arts, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Photography the property of appearing three-dimensional
- The depth of field in this picture is amazing.
Literary, Plural normally the deepest part (usually of a body of water)
- The burning ship finally sunk into the depths.
Literary, Plural normally a very remote part.
- Into the depths of the jungle...
- In the depths of the night,
the most severe part
- in the depth of the crisis
- in the depths of winter
Human sciences, Logic, Mathematics, Philosophy, Sciences the number of simple elements which an abstract conception or notion includes; the comprehension or content
Hobbies, Horology, Lifestyle a pair of toothed wheels which work together
Aeronautics, Aerospace, Business, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences the perpendicular distance from the chord to the farthest point of an arched surface
Mathematics, Sciences, Statistics the lower of the two ranks of a value in an ordered set of values
Computing, Cryptography, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A set of more than one ciphertext enciphered with the same key.
Algebra, Mathematics, Sciences An invariant of rings and modules, encoding information about dimensionality; see Depth (ring theory).
- Derived terms
42 terms
beyond one's depth, bit depth, bit-depth, codepth, color depth, crush depth, defence in depth, defense in depth, depth bomb, depth charge, depth-charge, depthen, depth-first search, depth gauge, depthie, depth interview, depthless, depthness, depth of field, depth of focus, depth peeling, depth perception, depth psychology, depth-psychology, depthscraper, depth sounder, depthwise, design depth, double play depth, focal depth, in depth, in-depth, indepth, normal depth, operating depth, optical depth, out of one's depth, palaeodepth, paleodepth, Secchi depth, strategic depth, test depth- Related terms
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