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flattened downward as if pressed from above or flattened along the dorsal and ventral surfaces

of Depress

Pressed or forced down; lowed; sunk; dejected; dispirited; sad; humbled.

Concave on the upper side; - said of a leaf whose disk is lower than the border.

Lying flat; - said of a stem or leaf which lies close to the ground.

Having the vertical diameter shorter than the horizontal or transverse; - said of the bodies of animals, or of parts of the bodies.

of Depress

Pressed or forced down; lowed; sunk; dejected; dispirited; sad; humbled.

Concave on the upper side; - said of a leaf whose disk is lower than the border.

Lying flat; - said of a stem or leaf which lies close to the ground.

Having the vertical diameter shorter than the horizontal or transverse; - said of the bodies of animals, or of parts of the bodies.

1. Flattened from above downward. 2. Below the normal level or the level of the surrounding parts. 3. Below the normal functional level. 4. Dejected, lowered in spirits.

Flattened in a vertical direction.

Flattened from above.