As a verb deepen
is to make deep or deeper.
As a noun depth is
the vertical distance below a surface; the degree to which something is deep.
deepen
English
Verb
(
en verb)
To make deep or deeper
- They deepened the well by 200 feet.
To make darker or more intense; to darken
- The event deepened the prevailing gloom.
To make more poignant or affecting; to increase in degree
- News of her death deepened my sorrow.
To make lower in tone
- The tuner deepened the tone of the organ.
To become deeper
- The water deepens as you go toward the middle of the channel.
To become darker or more intense
- The crisis deepened in the following weeks.
To become lower in tone
- His voice deepened with age.
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defn)
depth
English
Noun
(
en noun)
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.
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.
- The depth of her misery was apparent to everyone.
- The depth of the crisis had been exaggerated.
- We were impressed by the depth of her knowledge.
Lowness.
- the depth of a sound
(computing, colors) The total palette of available colors.
(arts, photography) The property of appearing three-dimensional.
- The depth of field in this picture is amazing.
(literary, usually plural) The deepest part. (Usually of a body of water.)
- The burning ship finally sunk into the depths .
(literary, usually plural) A very remote part.
- Into the depths of the jungle...
- In the depths of the night,
The most severe part.
- in the depth of the crisis
- in the depths of winter
(logic) The number of simple elements which an abstract conception or notion includes; the comprehension or content.
(horology) A pair of toothed wheels which work together.
(statistics) The lower of the two ranks of a value in an ordered set of values.
{{examples-right, width=40%, sense=statistics, examples=
| Ordered Batch of 9 Values |
| Value | 15 | 32 | 45 | 48 | 49 | 56 | 69 | 77 | 97 |
| Depth | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
}}
Synonyms
* deepness
Related terms
* deep
* depth charge
* in depth
* out of one's depth
