backward and forward |
in depth; completely; thoroughly. |
barrage |
a man-made obstruction placed in a waterway to slow the flow or increase the depth of the water; dam. [1/3 definitions] |
cavernous |
resembling or suggesting a cavern in shape, size, or depth. [1/2 definitions] |
deep |
to or at a great depth. [1/13 definitions] |
depthless |
combined form of depth. |
detail |
depth; elaborateness. [1/8 definitions] |
dimension |
size as measured in a particular direction such as height, width, or depth. [2/5 definitions] |
dipstick |
a rod with graduated markings used to measure the depth of a liquid, such as oil in an automobile crankcase. |
draft |
the depth of water a ship displaces when loaded (sometimes spelled "draught"). [1/18 definitions] |
echo sounding |
a method of determining the depth of a body of water by measuring the time the echo of an emitted sound wave takes to return from the bottom. |
fathom |
a unit of length equal to six feet, used to measure the depth of water or mines. [2/3 definitions] |
Fathometer |
trademark for a sonar instrument that measures water depth. |
fervent |
having or expressing warmth, depth, or intensity of feeling. [1/2 definitions] |
foreshorten |
to distort, or shorten the lines of the long axis of (a visual image) in order to create the illusion of depth and perspective. [1/2 definitions] |
high relief |
in friezes and the like, the projection of sculptured figures by about one half of their natural depth. |
illusionism |
the use of artistic techniques to deceive the eye, as to create an illusion of depth. [1/2 definitions] |
inwardness |
depth of thought or feeling; insightfulness; perceptiveness. [1/4 definitions] |
lead line |
a line with a lead weight attached to it that is lowered into water to measure its depth. |
more than meets the eye |
an unexpected depth, complexity, or other such quality. |
Nansen bottle |
an oceanographic device that takes a sample of water at a specified depth. |
Plimsoll mark |
one of a series of lines on the hull of a merchant ship that indicate the depth to which, under different, legally specified circumstances, it may be loaded. |