noun
depression
A lowering below the surrounding level.
Rainwater collects in a shallow depression near the edge of the yard.
Etymology
Latin de- and premere express pressing down. A depression is the lowered result, such as a hollow whose surface lies beneath the level of the surrounding area.
More examples
- The heavy cabinet leaves a depression in the carpet.
- Fill any depressions in the soil before laying the stones.
- A tropical depression forms over the warm ocean.
Forms
depression · depressions
depress verb — To push or press something downward.