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Depression

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(1):

(n.) A falling in of the surface; a sinking below its true place; a cavity or hollow; as, roughness consists in little protuberances and depressions.

(2):

(n.) The operation of reducing to a lower degree; - said of equations.

(3):

(n.) Diminution, as of trade, etc.; inactivity; dullness.

(4):

(n.) Dejection; despondency; lowness.

(5):

(n.) Humiliation; abasement, as of pride.

(6):

(n.) The act of depressing.

(7):

(n.) The state of being depressed; a sinking.

(8):

(n.) A method of operating for cataract; couching. See Couch, v. t., 8.

(9):

(n.) The angular distance of a celestial object below the horizon.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Depression'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/depression.html. 1828.
 
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