26984 words

thickness

5 definitions • 7 examples
1
the quality of being thick:

Examples:

The thickness of the mulch will prevent weeds from growing around the shrubs.
Just feel the thickness of this carpet!
2
the distance between the opposite sides of something:

Examples:

How do you measure the thickness of paper?
Look at the thickness of that tree trunk.
3
a layer of something:

Examples:

Put several thicknesses of newspaper on the table before you start painting.
4
the state or quality of being thick; the distance from one side of something to the opposite side :

Examples:

the thickness of a mattress
5
A thickness is a layer of something:

Examples:

several thicknesses of fabric

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