1. (n.) The act of depressing.
2. (n.) The state of being depressed; a sinking.
3. (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.
4. (n.) Humiliation; abasement, as of pride.
5. (n.) Dejection; despondency; lowness.
6. (n.) Diminution, as of trade, etc.; inactivity; dullness.
7. (n.) The angular distance of a celestial object below the horizon.
8. (n.) The operation of reducing to a lower degree; -- said of equations.
9. (n.) A method of operating for cataract; couching. See Couch, v. t., 8.
Thesaurus Entries
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