The difference between Abyss and Depth
When used as nouns, abyss means hell, whereas depth means the vertical distance below a surface.
check bellow for the other definitions of Abyss and Depth
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Abyss as a noun:
Hell; the bottomless pit; primeval chaos; a confined subterranean ocean.
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Abyss as a noun (frequently, figurative):
A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable; any void space.
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Abyss as a noun:
Anything infinite, immeasurable, or profound.
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Abyss as a noun:
Moral depravity; vast intellectual or moral depth.
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Abyss as a noun:
An impending catastrophic happening.
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Abyss as a noun (heraldry):
The center of an escutcheon.
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Depth as a noun:
the vertical distance below a surface; the degree to which something is deep
Examples:
"Measure the depth of the water in this part of the bay."
"synonyms: deepness lowness"
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Depth as a noun:
the distance between the front and the back, as the depth of a drawer or closet
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Depth as a noun (figuratively):
the intensity, complexity, strength, seriousness or importance of an emotion, situation, etc.
Examples:
"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."
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Depth as a noun:
lowness
Examples:
"the depth of a sound"
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Depth as a noun (computing, colors):
the total palette of available colors
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Depth as a noun (arts, photography):
the property of appearing three-dimensional
Examples:
"The depth of field in this picture is amazing."
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Depth as a noun (literary, usually plural):
the deepest part
Examples:
"The burning ship finally sunk into the depths."
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Depth as a noun (literary, usually plural):
a very remote part.
Examples:
"Into the depths of the jungle..."
"In the depths of the night,"
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Depth as a noun:
the most severe part
Examples:
"in the depth of the crisis"
"in the depths of winter"
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Depth as a noun (logic):
the number of simple elements which an abstract conception or notion includes; the comprehension or content
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Depth as a noun (horology):
a pair of toothed wheels which work together
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Depth as a noun (aeronautics):
the perpendicular distance from the chord to the farthest point of an arched surface
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Depth as a noun (statistics):
the lower of the two ranks of a value in an ordered set of values
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Depth as a noun:
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Depth as a noun:
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Depth as a noun:
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