Thickness - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈθɪknəs|  American pronunciation of the word thickness
Brit.  |ˈθɪknəs|  British pronunciation of the word thickness

noun

- the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width
- indistinct articulation
judging from the thickness of his speech he had been drinking heavily
- used of a line or mark (syn: heaviness)
- resistance to flow

Extra examples

The plank measures two inches in thickness.

Plywood is available in various thicknesses.

Cooking time will vary depending on the thickness of the steak.

I added flour to increase the gravy's thickness.

I was surprised by the thickness of his accent.

Mix juice of celandine with honey to the thickness of cream.

The thickness of the walls is 5 feet.

Wrap the cake in a double thickness of foil.

Floor boards ought to be an inch in thickness.

One thickness of ruby paper on one thickness of orange paper superimposed.

The city was enclosed by walls of double thickness.

The capping of sand of insignificant thickness.

Word forms

noun
singular: thickness
plural: thicknesses
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