depth vs descending

depth

noun
  • the vertical distance below a surface; the degree to which something is deep 

  • the deepest part (usually of a body of water) 

  • the intensity, complexity, strength, seriousness or importance of an emotion, situation, etc. 

  • a very remote part. 

  • the total palette of available colors 

  • a pair of toothed wheels which work together 

  • lowness 

  • the property of appearing three-dimensional 

  • the number of simple elements which an abstract conception or notion includes; the comprehension or content 

  • the distance between the front and the back, as the depth of a drawer or closet 

  • the most severe part 

  • the perpendicular distance from the chord to the farthest point of an arched surface 

  • the lower of the two ranks of a value in an ordered set of values 

descending

noun
  • A descent. 

adj
  • Ordered such that each element is less than or equal to the previous element. 

  • Moving or sloping downwards. 

  • Becoming lower in pitch. 

  • Causing a sequence to follow a descending order. 

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