depth
noun (DISTANCE DOWN) /depθ/Definition
B1 [C or U] the distance down either from the top of something to the bottom, or to a distance below the top surface of something: the depth of a lake/pond There are very few fish at depths (= distances below the surface) below 3,000 metres. The river froze to a depth of over a metre.Measurements in general the depths [plural] literary › the lowest part of the sea: The ship sank slowly to the depths of the ocean.Seas and oceans
(Definition of depth noun (DISTANCE DOWN) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -length suffix (DISTANCE)
- -length suffix (TIME)
- calibre noun (MEASUREMENT)
- chunky adjective
- cubic adjective
- deep adjective (FRONT TO BACK)
- dimension noun
- distance noun (SPACE)
- full-scale adjective (FULL SIZE)
- imperial adjective (MEASUREMENT)
- length noun (DISTANCE)
- length noun (TIME)
- lengthways adverb
- linear adjective (LENGTH)
- measurable adjective
- measurement noun
- metrication noun
- ply noun
- unit noun (MEASUREMENT)
- vital statistics noun (WOMAN'S BODY)
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