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.
Context examples: the depth of the water / depth of a shelf / depth of a closet. Hypernyms (depth is a kind of...): extent (the distance or area or volume over which something extends). Attribute: shallow (not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply). deep (relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply).