thickness
Americannoun
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the state or quality of being thick
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the dimension through an object, as opposed to length or width
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a layer of something
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a thick part
Etymology
Origin of thickness
before 900; Middle English thiknesse, Old English thicnes. See thick, -ness
Example Sentences
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Chicken cutlet starts with either a boneless chicken thigh or a boneless chicken breast that’s covered with cling wrap and pounded to even thickness.
From Salon
"When the thickness of a tissue increases, it's hard to diffuse that tissue with what it needs, so cells start dying," Noshadi said.
From Science Daily
The team analyzed data from seismic monitoring stations around the world and factored in information such as crustal thickness.
From Science Daily
The revision comes months after Airbus found what it described as a “supplier-quality issue” relating to the thickness of metal panels used to make its A320 line of jets.
"The symbols are written layer by layer, from the bottom up, to fill the full thickness of the glass," the study explained.
From Barron's
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