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thickness

[thik-nis] / ˈθɪk nɪs /


NOUN
as a measurement
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Over the oceans, Sentinel-3 measures sea surface temperature, color, and height, along with sea ice thickness.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

Successive column collapses generate pyroclastic density currents with the resulting deposits reaching several hundred meters in thickness, as they did in the last super-eruption.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

The Samsung Galaxy Fold 8 is just 201 grams, with a thickness of 9.7 millimeters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

This blood letting can be an effective way to reduce the thickness of the blood.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

“I can’t help you,” she wanted to say, but the thickness in her throat was more than just the phantom feel of moths.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

They varied several properties of the setup, including the cavity geometry, characteristic frequency, material thicknesses, dielectric materials, and metallic strips.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 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

Hank has me try on different thicknesses of socks until he’s satisfied that my socket fits right.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen


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