depth — Dizionario inglese

Sostantivo

1. the vertical distance below a surface; the degree to which something is deep

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   Sinonimi

   deepnesslowness

   Esempi

   Measure the depth of the water in this part of the bay.

2. the distance between the front and the back, as the depth of a drawer or closet

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3. the intensity, complexity, strength, seriousness or importance of an emotion, situation, etc.

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   The depth of her misery was apparent to everyone.

   The depth of the crisis had been exaggerated.

   Altri esempi (1)

   We were impressed by the depth of her knowledge.

4. lowness

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   Esempi

   the depth of a sound

5. the total palette of available colors

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6. the property of appearing three-dimensional

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   The depth of field in this picture is amazing.

7. the deepest part (usually of a body of water)

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   Esempi

   The burning ship finally sunk into the depths.

8. a very remote part.

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   Esempi

   Into the depths of the jungle...

   In the depths of the night,

9. the most severe part

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   in the depth of the crisis

   in the depths of winter

10. the number of simple elements which an abstract conception or notion includes; the comprehension or content

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11. a pair of toothed wheels which work together

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12. the perpendicular distance from the chord to the farthest point of an arched surface

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13. the lower of the two ranks of a value in an ordered set of values

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14. A set of more than one ciphertext enciphered with the same key.

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15. An invariant of rings and modules, encoding information about dimensionality; see Depth (ring theory).

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Sostantivo

1. the extent downward or backward or inward

   Sinonimi

   deepness

   Termini più generali

   extent

   Esempi

   the depth of the water

   depth of a shelf

   Altri esempi (1)

   depth of a closet

2. degree of psychological or intellectual profundity

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   degreegradelevel

3. (usually plural) a low moral state

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   abasementdegradationabjection

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   he had sunk to the depths of addiction

4. the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas

   Sinonimi

   astutenessprofundityprofoundnessdeepness

   Termini più generali

   wisdomsapience

5. the attribute or quality of being deep, strong, or intense

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   attribute

   Esempi

   the depth of his breathing

   the depth of his sighs

   Altri esempi (1)

   the depth of his emotion