thickness

English

Measuring the thickness of a guitar pick with calipers. The measured thickness is 2.0 mm.

Noun

thickness (countable and uncountable; plural thicknesses)

1. (uncountable) The property of being thick (in dimension).
2. (uncountable) A measure of how thick (in dimension) something is.

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

3. (countable) A layer.

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

4. (uncountable) The quality of being thick (in consistency).

   Whip the cream until it reaches a good thickness.

5. (uncountable, informal) The property of being thick (slow to understand).

Synonyms

• (the property of being thick in dimension): fatness
• (measure): depth
• (layer): layer, stratum
• (in consistency): density, viscosity
• (property of being stupid): denseness, slowness, stupidity, thickheadedness

Antonyms

• (in consistency): fluidity, liquidity, runniness, thinness, wateriness
• (property of being stupid): mental acuity, mental agility, quick-wittedness, sharpness

Translations

property of being thick in dimension

Armenian: հաստություն (hy) (hastut’yun) Czech: tloušťka (cs) f. Finnish: paksuus

Russian: толщина (ru) (tolščiná) f. Spanish: grosor (es) m.

measure

Armenian: հաստություն (hy) (hastut’yun) Finnish: paksuus French: épaisseur (fr) f. German: Dicke (de) f.

Luxembourgish: Déckt (lb) f. Russian: толщина (ru) (tolščiná) f. Spanish: grosor (es) m.

layer See layer

in consistency

German: Dicke (de) f. Russian: густота (ru) (gustotá) f.

Turkish: yoğunluk (tr)

informal: property of being stupid

Spanish: torpeza f.

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