depression

Definitions

1. 1.The state of being depressed; a sinking.
2. 2.A falling in of the surface; a sinking below its true place; a cavity or hollow; as, roughness consists in little protuberances and depressions.
3. 3.Humiliation; abasement, as of pride.
4. 4.Dejection; despondency; lowness. In a great depression of spirit. Baker.
5. 5.Diminution, as of trade, etc.; inactivity; dullness.
6. 6.(Astron.) The angular distance of a celestial object below the horizon.
7. 7.(Math.) The operation of reducing to a lower degree; -- said of equations.
8. 8.(Surg.) A method of operating for cataract; couching. See Couch, v. t., 8. Angle of depression (Geod.), one which a descending line makes with a horizontal plane. -- Depression of the dewpoint (Meteor.), the number of degreees that the dew-point is lower than the actual temperature of the atmosphere. -- Depression of the pole, its apparent sinking, as the spectator goes toward the equator. -- Depression of the visible horizon. (Astron.) Same as Dip of the horizon, under Dip.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is the state of being depressed; a sinking called?
• What is a falling in of the surface; a sinking below its true place; a cavity or hollow; as, roughness consists in little protuberances and depressions called?
• What is dejection; despondency; lowness. In a great depression of spirit. Baker called?
• What is diminution, as of trade, etc.; inactivity; dullness called?
• What is the angular distance of a celestial object below the horizon called?
• What is the operation of reducing to a lower degree; -- said of equations called?