thickness

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Just 30 days later, the animals showed measurable improvements in learning, memory, balance, skin thickness, and bone density.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

Weatherhead says the thickness of the skin affects how well red light can penetrate.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

They maintained that frequently used regions of the brain received increased blood flow and that the skull’s shape and thickness were affected as a result.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

The base was rich, but it lacked the kind of body that makes a chowder feel finished: the subtle thickness, the quiet cohesion.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

I can’t explain, but without even looking at Arthur, I feel this thickness around us like he’s realized what he said.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera