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IELTS BNC: 2159 COCA: 2555

depth

noun

plural depths ˈdepths How to pronounce depth (audio) ˈdep(t)s How to pronounce depth (audio)
1
a(1)
: a deep place in a body of water
fish living at great depths
(2)
: a part that is far from the outside or surface
the depths of the woods
b(1)
: a profound or intense state (as of thought or feeling)
the depths of sorrow
also : a reprehensibly low condition
hadn't realized that standards had fallen to such depths
(2)
: the middle of a time (such as a season)
the depths of winter
(3)
: the worst part
the depths of the depression
2
mathematics
a
: the perpendicular (see perpendicular entry 1 sense 1b) measurement downward from a surface
the depth of a swimming pool
b
: the direct linear measurement from front to back
the depth of a bookshelf
3
: the quality of being deep
the depth of the pass
4
: the degree of intensity
depth of a color
also : the quality of being profound (as in insight) or full (as of knowledge)
the depth of her experience
5
: the quality or state of being complete or thorough
used in the phrase in depth
a study will be made in deptha subject being discussed in depth [=thoroughly, comprehensively]
compare in-depth
6
US, sports : the quality of having many good players
a team that lacks depth in the outfield
depthless adjective
Phrases
beyond one's depth or out of one's depth
: beyond the limits of one's capabilities
an actor who is out of his depth in serious drama

Synonyms

Example Sentences

These fish typically live at depths of 500 feet or more. Students will test the temperature of the water at different depths. The boat sank to a depth of several hundred feet. measuring the depth of the water the depth of a hole The pool has a depth of 12 feet. I began working at the factory during the depth of the Depression. See More
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from dep deep

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

Time Traveler
The first known use of depth was in the 14th century

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