thickness

UK /ˈθɪknəs/ US /ˈθɪknəs/

noun 5verb 1

Definitions

noun

The property of being thick (in dimension).

A measure of how thick (in dimension) something is.

The thickness of the Earth's crust varies from two to 70 kilometres.

Guitar picks come in different thicknesses.

A layer.

We upholstered the seat with three thicknesses of cloth to make it more comfortable to sit on.

The quality of being thick (in consistency).

Whip the cream until it reaches a good thickness.

The property of being thick (slow to understand).

verb

To trim (wood) to a consistent thickness using a thickness planer.

Even if the parts are thicknessed by machine, check for and plane out any cup with a bench plane.

Collocations

ADJ.

internal, novel, same

The walls had the same thickness throughout the old Victorian house.

VERB + THICKNESS

achieve, check, desired, line, measure, measuring, surface

We need to measure the thickness of the wood before cutting it to size.

THICKNESS + NOUN

atoms, duration, earth's, inches, nil, piece, saturn's, walls

The steel plate measured several inches thickness and could withstand tremendous pressure.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — used of a line or mark

heaviness

Antonyms

thinness
tenuity
slenderness

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The thickness of the Earth's crust varies from two to 70 kilometres.

Wiktionary

Guitar picks come in different thicknesses.

Wiktionary

The newest form of gold created in a lab is the thickness of two atoms, according to a new study. It’s only 0.47 nanometers thick, which is one million times thinner than a human finger nail.

Wiktionary

Even if the parts are thicknessed by machine, check for and plane out any cup with a bench plane.

Wiktionary

These copybooks are the same thickness.

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Gauges are used to measure the thickness of wire.

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, thickness is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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