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UK
/dˈɛpθs/
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[ US /ˈdɛpθs/ ]
[ US /ˈdɛpθs/ ]
NOUN
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(plural) the deepest and most remote part
signals received from the depths of space
from the depths of darkest Africa
How To Use depths In A Sentence
- `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
- There are six of them in total, one hundred and fifty foot tall totemic spires of Growth Bone, Calcine, and Blossom Glass, bedecked on all sides with terraces, platforms and loggias, sun-bleached and standing to attention like nine pins spilt upon the desert or deep sea hydro-thermal vents rising from unfathomed depths. Watchman: Babel Series Part One | SciFi UK Review
- How can a non-executive be expected to fathom the depths of Congolese mining rights? Times, Sunday Times
- He could not fathom the depths of her reserve but determined he would test it well before the night was out. THE WOLF AND THE DOVE
- And even they may not be properly fit to do so, for those who fathomed the depths of human degradation in Leningrad did not survive to tell the tale. Leningrad: Tragedy of a City Under Siege 1941-44 by Anna Reid – review
- If we cannot solve the problems of the present existence of worlds, how little can we expect to fathom the unsoundable depths of their creation and development through ages measureless to man! Recreations in Astronomy With Directions for Practical Experiments and Telescopic Work
- It is probably a measure of the depths to which political conversation has sunk — all the more remarkable given the chaos that male leaders have through the generations created — that this non-gender-specific "ballsiness," as it were, is so frequently trotted out as a measure of high praise. Half-cocked
- It is necessary to have lived in the depths of the French provinces to form an idea of the four brutifying years which the young fellow spent in this fashion. The Fortune of the Rougons
- The chair is also available with adjustable armrests, a height-adjustable backrest and variable seat depths, whereby the active lumbar support is always in the correct position.
- In deeper waters, not enough light penetrates the depths, which means the reef's main food producers, algae and plankton, cannot photosynthesize.