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thickness
[ thik-nis ]
noun
- the state or quality of being thick.
- the measure of the smallest dimension of a solid figure:
a board of two-inch thickness.
- the thick part or body of something:
the thickness of the leg.
- a layer, stratum, or ply:
three thicknesses of cloth.
verb (used with object)
- to bring (a piece, as a board) to a uniform thickness.
thickness
/ ˈθɪknɪs /
noun
- the state or quality of being thick
- the dimension through an object, as opposed to length or width
- a layer of something
- a thick part
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Word History and Origins
Origin of thickness1
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Example Sentences
There was another large decrease in 2012, but Wadhams and other experts also worry that the thickness of Arctic ice is plummeting.
Add the chicken stock and simmer until reduced; the thickness should be enough to coat the back of a spoon.
The amount of time the fennel needs to cook will depend upon its thickness and the heat of your range.
Simmered in the Belgian beef stew known as Carbonnade, a Chimay can make the broth rich with flavor and thickness.
Bake the salmon until it is just cooked through (about 10-15 minutes depending on thickness).
The length of the fibre, moreover, cannot be determined with any absolute certainty from the thickness of the vein.
A very thin vacuum shutter forms a better interrupter of sound waves than a brick wall two or three feet in thickness.
The cylinder and steam-pipes were surrounded with sawdust about 20 inches in thickness, as a non-conductor of heat.
The leaf makes a very good wrapper for a tobacco of its thickness and strength.
By the repetition of this process, a layer of several feet in thickness, of an excellent soil, is accumulated on the surface.
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