·Impf & ·p.p. of Depress.
II. Depressed ·adj Lying flat;
— said of a stem or leaf which lies close to the ground.
III. Depressed ·adj Pressed or forced down; lowed; sunk; dejected; dispirited; sad; humbled.
IV. Depressed ·adj Concave on the upper side;
— said of a leaf whose disk is lower than the border.
V. Depressed ·adj Having the vertical diameter shorter than the horizontal or transverse;
— said of the bodies of animals, or of parts of the bodies.
That end of the earth's axis which is below the horizon of the spectator according to his being in t...
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