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Thickness

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈθɪknəs

Definitions

  1. The property of being thick (in dimension).
    uncountable
  2. A measure of how thick (in dimension) something is.
    countable, uncountable
  3. A layer.
    countable
  4. The quality of being thick (in consistency).
    uncountable
  5. The property of being thick (slow to understand).
    informal, uncountable
  6. The minimum number of planar subgraphs which a given graph can decompose into.
    countable

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Examples

“The thickness of the Earth's crust varies from two to 70 kilometres.”
“Guitar picks come⟳ in different thicknesses.”
“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.”
“Whether made by a small business or a household name⟳ like⟳ Scotch, washi tape comes in countless colors, patterns and thicknesses and can be used for just as many adhesive-related projects, from decorating envelopes and empty jars to creating section dividers and adhering photos/ephemera in journals.”
“We upholstered the seat with three thicknesses of cloth to make⟳ it more comfortable to sit⟳ on.”
“Whip the cream until it reaches a good thickness.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

thickness planer thickness, heaviness thicknesser Thicknesses thicknet thicko

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