To depress the pole (Naut.), to cause the sidereal pole to appear lower or nearer the horizon, as by sailing toward the equator.
Syn. -- To sink; lower; abase; cast down; deject; humble; degrade; dispirit; discourage.
De*press", a. [L. depressus, p. p.] Having the middle lower than the border; concave. [Obs.]
If the seal be depress or hollow.
Hammond.
De*press"ant (?), n. (Med.) An agent or remedy which lowers the vital powers.
De*pressed" (?), a. 1. Pressed or forced down; lowed; sunk; dejected; dispirited; sad; humbled.
2. (Bot.) (a) Concave on the upper side; -- said of a leaf whose disk is lower than the border. (b) Lying flat; -- said of a stem or leaf which lies close to the ground.
3. (Zoöl.) Having the vertical diameter shorter than the horizontal or transverse; -- said of the bodies of animals, or of parts of the bodies.
De*press"ing*ly, adv. In a depressing manner.
De*pres"sion (?), n. [L. depressio: cf. F. dépression.] 1. The act of depressing.