thickness

American  

[thik-nis] / ˈθɪk nɪs /

noun

1. the state or quality of being thick.

2. the measure of the smallest dimension of a solid figure.

   a board of two-inch thickness.

3. the thick part or body of something.

   the thickness of the leg.

4. a layer, stratum, or ply.

   three thicknesses of cloth.

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verb (used with object)

1. to bring (a piece, as a board) to a uniform thickness.

thickness British  

/ ˈθɪknɪs /

noun

1. the state or quality of being thick

2. the dimension through an object, as opposed to length or width

3. a layer of something

4. a thick part

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Etymology

Origin of thickness

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

Example Sentences

"We can change the biochemical composition, the thickness of the membrane, the tension and curvature, the size -- all kinds of parameters that we know have an influence on the embedded protein," Walz says.

From Science Daily

Because this layered pattern in mice resembles similar arrangements seen in primates and humans, including comparable variations in CA1 thickness, the researchers believe the organization may be shared across many mammalian species.

From Science Daily

It’s a big update, particularly in thickness…make that thinness.

From The Wall Street Journal

It is also larger than previous models, measuring eight millimeters in diameter and four millimeters in thickness.

From Science Daily

The thickness of his tall boots must have absorbed the blows, for the admiral did not seem to mind or even stop to acknowledge his tiny attacker.

From Literature

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