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101depth-bomb — transitive verb see depth charge * * * depth bomb, = depth charge. (Cf. ↑depth charge) depth bomb «DEHPTH BOM», transitive verb. to bomb with a depth charge or charges: »to depth bomb a submarine …
102Depth charge — Grenade anti sous marine Grenade Mark XI utilisée par l US Navy, à la fin de la 2e GM. A la différence des grenades classiques, elle est profilée et possède des ailettes (sur la partie supérieure) pour la mettre en rotation, lui donnant une… …
103depth finder — ▪ measurement device also called echo sounder device used on ships to determine the depth of water by measuring the time it takes a sound (sonic pulse) produced just below the water surface to return, or echo, from the bottom of the body… …
104Depth of focus (tectonics) — In seismology, the depth of focus refers to the depth at which an earthquake occurs. Earthquakes occurring at a depth of less than 60 km are classified as shallow focus earthquakes, while those with a focal depth between 60 and 300 km… …
105depth gauge — noun a gauge for measuring the depth of grooves or holes or other concavities • Syn: ↑depth gage • Hypernyms: ↑gauge, ↑gage * * * noun : a gauge for measuring the depth of holes, grooves, or concavities * * * depth gauge, an apparatus for the… …
106Depth of Market — A measure of the number of open buy and sell orders for a security or currency at different prices. The depth of market measure provides an indication of the liquidity and depth for that security or currency. The higher the number of buy and sell …
107depth of field — the depth of composition of a shot, i.e., where there are several planes (vertical spaces in a frame): 1) a foreground 2) a middle ground, and 3) a background; depth of field specifically refers to the area, range of distance, or field… …
108Depth finder — A depth finder could mean any of the following: Sonar: use of underwater sound propagation to measure depth Fathometer or fishfinder: a device to locate fish at various water depths Echo sounding: a technique using sound pulses to measure depth… …
109depth of focus — 1. : the range of distances of the image behind a camera lens or other image forming device measured along the axis of the device throughout which the image has acceptable sharpness 2. : depth of field not used technically * * * ˌdepth of ˈfield… …
110Depth-of-field adapter — A depth of field adapter (often shortened to DOF adapter) is used to achieve shallow depth of field on a video camera whose fixed lens or interchangeable lens selection is limited or economically prohibitive at providing such effect. A DOF… …
