depth

noun

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

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

(figuratively) the intensity, complexity, strength, seriousness or importance of an emotion, situation, etc.

lowness

(art, photography) the property of appearing three-dimensional

(computing, colors) the total palette of available colors

(logic) the number of simple elements which an abstract conception or notion includes; the comprehension or content

(statistics) the lower of the two ranks of a value in an ordered set of values

(aeronautics) the perpendicular distance from the chord to the farthest point of an arched surface

(horology) a pair of toothed wheels which work together

(cryptography) A set of more than one ciphertext enciphered with the same key.

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

the most severe part

(literary, usually in the plural) the deepest part (usually of a body of water)

(literary, usually in the plural) a very remote part.

Synonyms for depth

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