depth in English: How deep something is; the distance from the top of water down to the bottom. (noun)

Translation

How deep something is; the distance from the top of water down to the bottom.

Word origin

Made from deep plus the ending -th, the same way warmth comes from warm.

Gender

Pluraldepths

metres .

"A depth of two metres" tells you how deep it is.

Divers explored .

"The depths" means the deep parts, far below the surface.

surprising .

Depth can also mean careful, serious thinking.

deep

Going a long way down from the top, or a long way in from the front.

water

The clear liquid that falls as rain and that people and animals drink to live.

sea

The sea is the large area of salt water that covers most of the world.

bottom

The lowest part of something.

high

Reaching a long way up from the ground, or great in amount or level.

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