Depth vs. Width
Depth and Width Definitions
Depth
The condition or quality of being deep.
Width
The state, quality, or fact of being wide.
Depth
The extent, measurement, or dimension downward, backward, or inward
Dove to a depth of 30 feet.
Shelves with enough depth to store the large boxes.
Width
Abbr. w The measurement of the extent of something from side to side.
Depth
The measurement or sense of distance from an observation point, such as linear perspective in painting.
Width
A piece of material measured along its smaller dimension or its crosswise grain, especially a piece of fabric measured from selvage to selvage.
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Depth
Often depths A deep part or place
The ocean depths.
In the depths of the forest.
Width
The state of being wide.
Depth
The most profound or intense part or stage
The depth of despair.
An experience that touched the depths of tragedy.
Width
The measurement of the extent of something from side to side.
Depth
Intensity; force
Had not realized the depth of their feelings for one another.
Width
A piece of material measured along its smaller dimension, especially fabric.
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Depth
The severest or worst part
In the depth of an economic depression.
Width
(cricket) The horizontal distance between a batsman and the ball as it passes him.
Depth
A low point, level, or degree
Production has fallen to new depths.
Width
(sports) The use of all the width of the pitch, from one side to the other.
Manchester United like to play with width.
Depth
Intellectual complexity or penetration; profundity
A novel of great depth.
Width
The quality of being wide; extent from side to side; breadth; wideness; as, the width of cloth; the width of a door.
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Depth
The range of one's understanding or competence
I am out of my depth when it comes to cooking.
Width
The extent of something from side to side
Depth
Strength held in reserve, especially a supply of skilled or capable replacements
A team with depth at every position.
Depth
The degree of richness or intensity
Depth of color.
Depth
Lowness in pitch.
Depth
Complete detail; thoroughness
The depth of her research.
An interview conducted in great depth.
Depth
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.
Depth
The distance between the front and the back, as the depth of a drawer or closet
Depth
(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.
Depth
Lowness
The depth of a sound
Depth
The total palette of available colors
Depth
The property of appearing three-dimensional
The depth of field in this picture is amazing.
Depth
The deepest part usually of a body of water
The burning ship finally sunk into the depths.
Depth
A very remote part.
Into the depths of the jungle...
In the depths of the night,
Depth
The most severe part
In the depth of the crisis
In the depths of winter
Depth
(logic) the number of simple elements which an abstract conception or notion includes; the comprehension or content
Depth
(horology) a pair of toothed wheels which work together
Depth
(aeronautics) the perpendicular distance from the chord to the farthest point of an arched surface
Depth
(statistics) the lower of the two ranks of a value in an ordered set of values
Depth
The quality of being deep; deepness; perpendicular measurement downward from the surface, or horizontal measurement backward from the front; as, the depth of a river; the depth of a body of troops.
Depth
Profoundness; extent or degree of intensity; abundance; completeness; as, depth of knowledge, or color.
Mindful of that heavenly loveWhich knows no end in depth or height.
Depth
Lowness; as, depth of sound.
Depth
That which is deep; a deep, or the deepest, part or place; the deep; the middle part; as, the depth of night, or of winter.
From you unclouded depth above.
The depth closed me round about.
Depth
The number of simple elements which an abstract conception or notion includes; the comprehension or content.
Depth
A pair of toothed wheels which work together.
Depth
The perpendicular distance from the chord to the farthest point of an arched surface.
Depth
The maximum number of times a type of procedure is reiteratively called before the last call is exited; - of subroutines or procedures which are reentrant; - used of call stacks.
Depth
Extent downward or backward or inward;
The depth of the water
Depth of a shelf
Depth of a closet
Depth
Degree of psychological or intellectual depth
Depth
(usually plural) the deepest and most remote part;
From the depths of darkest Africa
Signals received from the depths of space
Depth
(usually plural) a low moral state;
He had sunk to the depths of addiction
Depth
The intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas
