Dictionary

depth en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /dɛpθ/
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Etymology

From Middle English depthe, from Old English *dīepþ (“depth”), from Proto-Germanic *diupiþō (“depth”), equivalent to deep + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Cognates Cognate with Scots deepth, Saterland Frisian Djüpte, West Frisian djipte (“depth; abyss, chasm”), Dutch diepte, German Low German Deepd, Luxembourgish Déift, Danish, Norwegian Bokmål dybde (“depth”), Faroese dýpd (“depth”), Icelandic dýpt, Norwegian Nynorsk djupt, dypt, and Gothic 𐌳𐌹𐌿𐍀𐌹𐌸𐌰 (diupiþa, “depth”); further to Old English diepe, German Tiefe, Icelandic dýpi, Norwegian Nynorsk djup, djupn, Swedish djup.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) the vertical distance below a surface; the degree to which something is deep
   • Measure the depth of the water in this part of the bay.
2. (countable, uncountable) the distance between the front and the back, as the depth of a drawer or closet
3. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) the intensity, complexity, strength, seriousness or importance of an emotion, situation, etc.
   • The depth of the crisis had been exaggerated.
   • We were impressed by the depth of her knowledge.
   • The depth of her misery was apparent to everyone.
4. (countable, uncountable) lowness
   • the depth of a sound
5. (countable, qualifier:colors, uncountable) the total palette of available colors
6. (countable, uncountable) the property of appearing three-dimensional
   • The depth of field in this picture is amazing.
7. (countable, literary, plural-normally, uncountable) the deepest part (usually of a body of water)
   • The burning ship finally sunk into the depths.
8. (countable, literary, plural-normally, uncountable) a very remote part.
   • In the depths of the night,
   • Into the depths of the jungle...
9. (countable, uncountable) the most severe part
   • in the depths of winter
   • in the depth of the crisis
10. (countable, uncountable) the number of simple elements which an abstract conception or notion includes; the comprehension or content
11. (countable, uncountable) a pair of toothed wheels which work together
12. (countable, uncountable) the perpendicular distance from the chord to the farthest point of an arched surface
13. (countable, uncountable) the lower of the two ranks of a value in an ordered set of values
14. (countable, uncountable) A set of more than one ciphertext enciphered with the same key.
15. (countable, qualifier:ring theory, uncountable) An invariant of rings and modules, encoding information about dimensionality; see Depth (ring theory).

Forms

Deriveds

defense in depth · color depth · in-depth · strategic depth · normal depth · depthless · depth-psychology · design depth · focal depth · depth psychology · depthen · in depth · depthwise · depth bomb · depthness · bit-depth · depthometer · optical depth · beyond one's depth · depth-charge · depth peeling · indepth · Secchi depth · double play depth · paleodepth · codepth · depth sounder · depth-first search · depth charge · palaeodepth · depthscraper · out of one's depth · crush depth · depth of field · bit depth · depth of focus · depth interview · operating depth · depthy · defence in depth · depth gauge · depth perception · test depth · depthie

Relateds

deep

Synonyms

bottom (deep place) · abyss (deep place) · nadir (deep place) · deepness · lowness · bathos (deep place)

Translations (112)

got 𐌳𐌹𐌿𐍀𐌴𐌹 (vertical distance below a surface) · fa ژرفا (vertical distance below a surface) · tl kalaliman (vertical distance below a surface) · fr profondeur (vertical distance below a surface) · lb Déift (vertical distance below a surface) · as গভীৰতা (vertical distance below a surface) · ta அகப்பு (vertical distance below a surface) · lv dziļums (vertical distance below a surface) · ta ஆழம் (vertical distance below a surface) · sh дубѝна (vertical distance below a surface) · hy խորություն (vertical distance below a surface) · alt тереҥ (vertical distance below a surface) · la profunditas (vertical distance below a surface) · got 𐌳𐌹𐌿𐍀𐌹𐌸𐌰 (vertical distance below a surface) · tg чуқурӣ (vertical distance below a surface) · lo ຄວາມເລິກ (vertical distance below a surface) · es hondura (vertical distance below a surface) · my အနက် (vertical distance below a surface) · da dybde (vertical distance below a surface) · is dýpt (vertical distance below a surface) · fr épaisseur (perpendicular distance from the chord to the farthest point) · kk тереңдік (vertical distance below a surface) · cmn 深度 (vertical distance below a surface) · as পোতন (vertical distance below a surface) · ko 깊이 (vertical distance below a surface) · ota دریڭلك (vertical distance below a surface) · th ความลึก (vertical distance below a surface) · ar عَمْق (vertical distance below a surface) · sl globina (vertical distance below a surface) · be глыбіня́ (vertical distance below a surface) · ml ആഴം (vertical distance below a surface) · fi syvyys (vertical distance below a surface) · lt gylis (vertical distance below a surface) · bg дълбочина́ (vertical distance below a surface) · nn djupn (vertical distance below a surface) · fi syvyys (distance between the front and the back) · ga doimhneacht (vertical distance below a surface) · eo profundo (vertical distance below a surface) · hu mélység (vertical distance below a surface) · el βάθος (vertical distance below a surface) · et sügavus (vertical distance below a surface) · vi độ sâu (vertical distance below a surface) · grc βάθος (vertical distance below a surface) · mi hohonu (vertical distance below a surface) · ro profunzime (vertical distance below a surface) · syl ꠝꠥꠠ (vertical distance below a surface) · ka სიღრმე (vertical distance below a surface) · tk çuňluk (vertical distance below a surface) · fi syvyys (intensity of an emotion, situation, etc.) · de Tiefe (vertical distance below a surface) · nb dybde (vertical distance below a surface) · es calo (vertical distance below a surface) · pl głębokość (vertical distance below a surface) · pt profundidade (vertical distance below a surface) · it profondità (vertical distance below a surface) · cy dyfnder (vertical distance below a surface) · id kedalaman (vertical distance below a surface) · cs hloubka (vertical distance below a surface) · pam kelalaman (vertical distance below a surface) · pam lalam (vertical distance below a surface) · sh dubìna (vertical distance below a surface) · la altitudo (vertical distance below a surface) · nrf profondeu (vertical distance below a surface) · mi rētōtanga (vertical distance below a surface) · ja 深さ (vertical distance below a surface) · sv vidd (vertical distance below a surface) · ms kedalaman (vertical distance below a surface) · ja 奥行き (distance between the front and the back) · lv dzīle (vertical distance below a surface) · ca profunditat (vertical distance below a surface) · az dərinlik (vertical distance below a surface) · es profundidad (vertical distance below a surface) · zu ukushona (vertical distance below a surface) · nn djupne (vertical distance below a surface) · mg halalina (vertical distance below a surface) · uz chuqurlik (vertical distance below a surface) · sw kina (vertical distance below a surface) · nl diepte (vertical distance below a surface) · uk глибина́ (vertical distance below a surface) · fa عمق (vertical distance below a surface) · fo dýpi (vertical distance below a surface) · ur گہرائی (vertical distance below a surface) · yue 深度 (vertical distance below a surface) · ja 深度 (vertical distance below a surface) · oc prigondor (vertical distance below a surface) · zu ubude (vertical distance below a surface) · tl lalim (vertical distance below a surface) · uz teranlik (vertical distance below a surface) · mk длабочина (vertical distance below a surface) · tg умқ (vertical distance below a surface) · tr derinlik (vertical distance below a surface) · km ជំរៅ (vertical distance below a surface) · sv djup (1, 2) (vertical distance below a surface) · es calado (vertical distance below a surface) · et sügavus (intensity of an emotion, situation, etc.) · pt fundura (vertical distance below a surface) · hy խորք (vertical distance below a surface) · ko 심도 (vertical distance below a surface) · lv dzelme (vertical distance below a surface) · sq thellësi (vertical distance below a surface) · sk hĺbka (vertical distance below a surface) · nds-de Deepde (vertical distance below a surface) · pt profundeza (vertical distance below a surface) · ro adâncime (vertical distance below a surface) · lt gilumas (vertical distance below a surface) · ga doimhneacht (intensity of an emotion, situation, etc.) · he עומק \ עֹמֶק (vertical distance below a surface) · ky тереңдик (vertical distance below a surface) · es profundidad (intensity of an emotion, situation, etc.) · hi गहराई (vertical distance below a surface) · sv färgdjup (vertical distance below a surface) · ru глубина́ (vertical distance below a surface)