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thickness

[thik-nis] / ˈθɪk nɪs /


NOUN
as a measurement
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There is no meaningful guidance about the thickness of the fillets, the temperature they should reach or how to tell when they are done.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2026

It measures just 4.1 millimetres in thickness and weighs 215 grammes.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

While the thickness was similar, the condition declined with age.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

The cognitive dissonance contributed to the thickness in the air that week.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

It was about the thickness and length of a pencil, and like most pencils it had a lot of sides to it.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl

Earlier versions of such gratings, made from materials like silicon or gallium compounds, required thicknesses of several hundred nanometers to function effectively.

From Science Daily Apr. 5, 2026

Norwegian surveys have proven crust deposits with thicknesses of up to 40 centimetres.

From Reuters Sep. 14, 2023

There are different curl patterns, porosity, and thicknesses of hair.

From National Geographic Aug. 22, 2023

The team then tested the stability of the lava under a range of speeds, viscosities, and layer thicknesses.

From Science Magazine Jun. 9, 2023

This pile of paper doesn’t stack together very well—pages and pages of different widths and lengths and thicknesses.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein




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