Depth vs. Breadth

Depth vs. Breadth — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Depth and Breadth

Depthnoun

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.

Breadthnoun

The extent or measure of how broad or wide something is.

Depthnoun

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

Breadthnoun

A piece of fabric of standard width.

Depthnoun

(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.

Breadthnoun

Scope or range, especially of knowledge or skill.

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Depthnoun

lowness

the depth of a sound

Breadthnoun

(arts) A style in painting in which details are strictly subordinated to the harmony of the whole composition.

Depthnoun

the total palette of available colors

Breadthnoun

(graph theory) The length of the longest path between two vertices in a graph.

Depthnoun

the property of appearing three-dimensional

The depth of field in this picture is amazing.

Breadthnoun

an ability to understand a broad range of topics;

a teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject
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Depthnoun

the deepest part usually of a body of water

The burning ship finally sunk into the depths.

Breadthnoun

the extent of something from side to side

Depthnoun

a very remote part.

Into the depths of the jungle...In the depths of the night,

Depthnoun

the most severe part

in the depth of the crisisin the depths of winter

Depthnoun

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

Depthnoun

(horology) a pair of toothed wheels which work together

Depthnoun

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

Depthnoun

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

Depthnoun

extent downward or backward or inward;

the depth of the waterdepth of a shelfdepth of a closet

Depthnoun

degree of psychological or intellectual depth

Depthnoun

(usually plural) the deepest and most remote part;

from the depths of darkest Africasignals received from the depths of space

Depthnoun

(usually plural) a low moral state;

he had sunk to the depths of addiction

Depthnoun

the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas