thickness

[thik-nis]

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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.

Origin of thickness

before 900; Middle English thiknesse, Old English thicnes. See thick, -ness

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Examples from the Web for thickness

Contemporary Examples

There was another large decrease in 2012, but Wadhams and other experts also worry that the thickness of Arctic ice is plummeting.
The End of the Arctic? Ocean Could be Ice Free by 2015
Mark Hertsgaard
December 13, 2013
Add the chicken stock and simmer until reduced; the thickness should be enough to coat the back of a spoon.
Daniel Boulud Reveals His 4 Favorite Recipes From His New Cookbook
Daniel Boulud
October 15, 2013
The amount of time the fennel needs to cook will depend upon its thickness and the heat of your range.
Eco-Chic Safari
Sophie Menin
July 27, 2010
Simmered in the Belgian beef stew known as Carbonnade, a Chimay can make the broth rich with flavor and thickness.
5 Pioneering Ways to Cook with Beer
Stacey Slate
February 2, 2010
Bake the salmon until it is just cooked through (about 10-15 minutes depending on thickness).
How Top Chefs Stay Thin
Rachel Syme
December 15, 2009

Historical Examples

None of us had changed positions, so much as a leaf's thickness.
A Woman Tenderfoot
Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
Bake it in a brisk oven an hour or more according to its thickness.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches
Eliza Leslie
Bake it about an hour, more or less, according to its thickness.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches
Eliza Leslie
They are nine feet in thickness, and are still in many places twenty feet high.
English Villages
P. H. Ditchfield
A thickness of speech was accounted for by the absence of teeth.
Roden's Corner
Henry Seton Merriman

British Dictionary definitions for thickness

thickness

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 Origin and History for thickness

n.

Old English þicness; see thick + -ness.

thickness in Medicine

thickness

(thĭk′nĭs)

The quality or condition of being thick.
The dimension between two surfaces of an object, usually the one of smallest measure.
A layer or stratum.

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Examples from the Web for thickness

Contemporary Examples

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).

Historical Examples

None of us had changed positions, so much as a leaf's thickness.

Bake it in a brisk oven an hour or more according to its thickness.

Bake it about an hour, more or less, according to its thickness.

They are nine feet in thickness, and are still in many places twenty feet high.

A thickness of speech was accounted for by the absence of teeth.

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Word Origin and History for thickness

n.

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Origin of thickness