thickness

Example Sentences

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The effect was achieved simply by changing the thickness of an ultra-thin film by a few nanometers.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

Give kids the thickness of a community of cousins, aunts, uncles and other relatives.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

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

From BBC • May 2, 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

An onion-breathed technician in a lab coat measures the distance between Werner’s temples, the circumference of his head, and the thickness and shape of his lips.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr