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depthwise

depthwise adjective: directed across the depth of an object or place.

Adjective

depthwise (not comparable)

  1. Directed across the depth of an object or place.
    • Make a depthwise cut.

Adverb

depthwise (not comparable)

  1. Across the depth of an object or place.

Origin of depthwise

From depth + -wise.

Questions about depthwise

What does depthwise mean?
Depthwise means directed across the depth of an object or place.
What part of speech is depthwise?
Depthwise can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near depthwise in the dictionary

  1. depthometers
  2. depths
  3. depths of field
  4. depthscraper
  5. depthscrapers
  6. depthwise
  7. depthy
  8. deptropine
  9. depts
  10. depts.
  11. Deptula

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