transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdepth ]
noun
( plural depths ˈdepths, ˈdep(t)s)
Etymology: Middle English, from dep deep
Date: 14th century
1.
a.
(1) : a deep place in a body of water
fish living at great depth s
(2) : a part that is far from the outside or surface
the depth s of the woods
(3) : abyss 2
b.
(1) : a profound or intense state (as of thought or feeling)
the depth s of misery
also : a reprehensibly low condition
hadn't realized that standards had fallen to such depth s
(2) : the middle of a time (as winter)
(3) : the worst part
2.
a. : the perpendicular measurement downward from a surface
b. : the direct linear measurement from front to back
3. : the quality of being deep
4. : the degree of intensity
depth of a color
also : the quality of being profound (as in insight) or full (as of knowledge)
5. : the quality or state of being complete or thorough
a study will be made in depth
6. : a large number of good players
a team that lacks depth
• depth·less ˈdepth-ləs adjective
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- beyond one's depth