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| 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. |
| plumb |
a small weight tied to a line and used to establish the depth of water or to verify a vertical alignment. [2/10 definitions] |
| plumb line |
a cord from which a weight is suspended to determine true vertical, or depth, as of water. [1/2 definitions] |
| probe |
an instrument used to explore the depth, shape, or condition of something that cannot be viewed directly, esp. a thin surgical instrument used to examine a wound or body cavity. [1/6 definitions] |
| profound |
located at, reaching to, or coming from a great depth; deep. [3/4 definitions] |
| profundity |
the state or condition of being profound; depth. [1/2 definitions] |
| rainfall |
the amount of rain falling within a certain time period, considered in units of depth. [1/2 definitions] |
| shallow |
measuring little from top to bottom; lacking depth. [1/4 definitions] |
| slick1 |
skillful or smooth, but without depth or substance; superficial. [1/5 definitions] |
| sound3 |
to measure the depth of (water), as with a weighted line. [2/6 definitions] |
| sounder2 |
a person or thing that measures water depth. |
| sounding2 |
(often pl.) the act of measuring the depth of water. |
| stratum |
a layer of material of similar composition, depth, temperature, or the like, as in a geological formation or the earth's atmosphere. [1/3 definitions] |
| student |
a person who studies or observes something carefully or in depth. [1/2 definitions] |
| third dimension |
the dimension of depth or volume, as distinguished from the two dimensions provided on a plane surface. [1/2 definitions] |
| three-dimensional |
having or appearing in three dimensions; having depth as well as height and width. [1/2 definitions] |
| topography |
the shape, height or depth, and location of the surface features of a place, area, or region. [1/2 definitions] |
| tread |
the grooved pattern on a tire, or the depth thereof. [1/10 definitions] |
| twilight zone |
the depth in water of light's deepest penetration. [1/3 definitions] |
| water table |
a depth of earth below which the ground is saturated with water. |
| whiteout |
a weather condition, usu. occurring in polar areas, in which the snow-covered ground blends into a white sky, blotting out the horizon and destroying the sense of depth, direction, and distance. |
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