depth
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- noun
- /dɛpθ/
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profundidad
- It has a maximum depth of 923 feet, but it has no direct connection to the Atlantic ocean.
- water depth
- ocean depths
- shallow depth
So today's proverb is never test the depth of water with two feet.
- So today's proverb is never test the depth of water with two feet.
- First one's called depth first, depth, depth first search.
- The light doesn't match the depth of field doesn't make sense.
- And I would triple down on the depth, not the width.
- Blood flow is going into the depth into all the parts of the brain.
- And that just adds a little bit of depth on this outside corner.
- So it's the depth, you know, that's not difficult.
Examples
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The bars represent the range of snow depths within the elevation range on the glaciers.
Academic text (1999) -
The vehicle is rated for depths of 4,000 meters, or about 2.5 miles.
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A series of interesting facts provides depth to the content of the page.
Academic text (2015) -
Most schools do not have the funds to procure the variety and depth of books their students need.
Academic text (2015) -
The rod will act as a ruler for measuring the depth of different objects in the box.
Academic text (2013) -
With the help of new technologies, we can now see at depths previously unimagined.
Academic text (2015) -
The depth of the tire tracks... ...footprints near the embankment.
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The diver reached a depth of 30 meters while exploring the shipwreck.
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You need to check the depth of the water before jumping in.
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The depth of the swimming pool is marked on the side for safety.
Synonyms
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2.8
The distance from a surface down into something like a lake
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- Specialized
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7.6
A way of studying hidden thoughts and feelings to understand people's behavior and help them in therapy
- Archaic
A device that throws explosive charges into the sea to attack submarines from a ship
- Specialized
A set of levels showing how difficult thinking tasks are for students
- Specialized
A device that uses sound waves to measure how deep water or things under it are
How Deep
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word depth comes from the Old English word deep plus the ending -th that makes a noun. So it literally means 'how far down' something goes, which is why we use it for water, shelves, or closets.