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US
/ˈdɛpθ/
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[ UK /dˈɛpθ/ ]
[ UK /dˈɛpθ/ ]
NOUN
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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 -
the extent downward or backward or inward
depth of a closet
depth of a shelf
the depth of the water - degree of psychological or intellectual profundity
- the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas
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(usually plural) a low moral state
he had sunk to the depths of addiction
How To Use depth In A Sentence
- The near-constant depth of the abyssal sea floor indicates that the lithosphere thickens to roughly 100 km in 70 million years, but then ceases to grow.
- The pump is capable of producing 1400 litres per hour at 16 rpm from a depth of 40 metres and is effective up to a depth of 100 metres. Archive for » 2005 » September : Sustainablog
- Try to meet a boy with a little more depth than your current crop of potential beaus.
- IBM does not publish the actual, in-depth details of how the optimizer determines the best access path, but the optimizer is a cost-based optimizer.
- They're compelling red wines of pipe-organ depth and power without excessive alcohol or overripeness. Two Worlds of Argentine Wines
- Vulnerability is not weakness, and the uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure we face every day are not optional. Our only choice is a question of engagement. Our willingness to own and engage with our vulnerability determines the depth of our courage and the clarity of our purpose; the level to which we protect ourselves from being vulnerable is a measure of our fear and disconnection. Brene Brown
- Like its forerunner, the reverse tope is liable to be any depth or width; it depends on the whim of the spade wielders, or perhaps how deeply they had descended towards the bottom of a tequila bottle. Free riding the roads of Mexico
- The depth sounder tells him how deep his traps are, and the deepest ones we we'll hit today are in about 40 fathoms, or 240 feet, of water.
- `Danlo," came a melodious voice from the room's depths, `Ni luria la, ni luria manse vi Alaloi, Danlo the Wild, son of Haidar. THE BROKEN GOD
- Sand is commonly met with at the depth of three or four fathoms, and beneath this a stratum of napal or steatite, which is considered as a sign that the metal is near; but the least fallible mark is a red stone, called batu kawi, lying in detached pieces. The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants
