transmit the sensory impulse to the appropriate part of the brain or spinal cord for interpretation and processing; also known as association neurons.
depth. 1  the distance from the top downward, from the surface inward, or from front to back. 2  perspective, as in a painting. 3  the quality or condition of being deep; deepness; specif., 4  intensity, as of colors, silence, or emotion.
in depth knowledge meaning, in depth knowledge definition | English Cobuild dictionary. depth. 1 n-var The depth of something such as a river or hole is the distance downwards from its top surface, or between its upper and lower surfaces. The smaller lake ranges from five to fourteen feet in depth..., The depth of the shaft is 520 yards..., They were detected at depths of more than a kilometre in the sea.