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depth (d?pth)n.1. The condition or quality of being deep.2. a. The extent, measurement, or dimension downward, backward, or inward: dove to a depth of 30 feet; shelves with enough depth to store the large boxes.b. The measurement or sense of distance from an observation point, such as linear perspective in painting.3. often depths A deep part or place: the ocean depths; in the depths of the forest.4. a. The most profound or intense part or stage: the depth of despair; an experience that touched the depths of tragedy.b. Intensity; force: had not realized the depth of their feelings for one another.5. The severest or worst part: in the depth of an economic depression.6. A low point, level, or degree: Production has fallen to new depths.7. Intellectual complexity or penetration; profundity: a novel of great depth.8. The range of one’s understanding or competence: I am out of my depth when it comes to cooking.9. Strength held in reserve, especially a supply of skilled or capable replacements: a team with depth at every position.10. The degree of richness or intensity: depth of color.11. Lowness in pitch.12. Complete detail; thoroughness: the depth of her research; an interview conducted in great depth.[Middle English depthe, from dep, deep; see deep.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.depth (d?p?) n1. the extent, measurement, or distance downwards, backwards, or inwards2. the quality of being deep; deepness3. (Psychology) intensity or profundity of emotion or feeling4. profundity of moral character; penetration; sagacity; integrity5. complexity or abstruseness, as of thought or objects of thought6. intensity, as of silence, colour, etc7. lowness of pitch8. (Nautical Terms) nautical the distance from the top of a ship’s keel to the top of a particular deck9. (often plural) a deep, far, inner, or remote part, such as an inaccessible region of a country10. (often plural) the deepest, most intense, or most severe part: the depths of winter. 11. (usually plural) a low moral state; demoralization: how could you sink to such depths?. 12. (often plural) a vast space or abyss13. beyond one’s depth out of one’s depth a. in water deeper than one is tallb. beyond the range of one’s competence or understanding14. in depth thoroughly or comprehensively. See also in-depth[C14: from dep deep + -th1]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014depth (d?p?) n. 1. a dimension taken through an object or body of material, usu. downward or inward. 2. the quality of being deep; deepness. 3. complexity or obscurity: a question of great depth. 4. gravity; seriousness. 5. emotional profundity: the depth of one’s feelings. 6. intensity, as of silence or color. 7. lowness of tonal pitch: the depth of a voice. 8. the amount of a person’s intelligence, wisdom, insight, etc. 9. Often, depths. a deep part or place. 10. an unfathomable space; abyss: the depth of time. 11. Sometimes, depths. the farthest, innermost, or extreme part or state: the depths of the forest. 12. Usu., depths. a low intellectual or moral condition: How could he sink to such depths? 13. the part of greatest intensity, as of night or winter. 14. the strength of a team’s lineup of substitute players. Idioms: 1. in depth, extensively; thoroughly. 2. out of or beyond one’s depth, beyond one’s knowledge or capability. [1350?1400; Middle English depthe=dep deep + -the -th1] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.depthIn maritime/hydrographic use, the vertical distance from the plane of the hydrographic datum to the bed of the sea, lake, or river.Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.DepthSee also heights. bathometer, bathymeterOceanography. a device for ascertaining the depth of water.bathyclinographa device for ascertaining vertical currents in the deeper parts of the sea.bathymetrythe measurement of the depths of oceans, seas, or other large bodies of water. ? bathymetric, bathymetrical. adj.bathyscaphe, bathyscape, bathyscaphOceanography. a small, modified submarine for deep-sea exploration, usually having a spherical observation chamber fixed under a buoyancy chamber.bathysphereOceanography. a spherical diving apparatus from which to study deep-sea life.bathythermographa device that records the temperature of water as a reflex of depth.benthos1. the depths or bottom of the sea.2. organic life that inhabits the bottom of the sea.benthoscopean apparatus for surveying the depths or bottom of the sea.-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.