thickness

CEFRB1

/ˈθɪknəs/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The distance between two opposite surfaces.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A layer.

Examples

  • Gauges are used to measure the thickness of wire.

  • These copybooks are the same thickness.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A measure of how thick (in dimension) something is.

  2. The property of being thick (in dimension).

  3. The quality of being thick (in consistency).

More examples

In context

  • The thickness of the Earth's crust varies from two to 70 kilometres.

  • We upholstered the seat with three thicknesses of cloth to make it more comfortable to sit on.

  • Guitar picks come in different thicknesses.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English thikkenesse, thiknesse, from Old English þicnes (“thickness, viscosity, density, hardness; obscurity, cloud, darkness; thicket; depth, a thick body, anything thick or heavy”), from Proto-West Germanic *þikkwīnassī (“thickness”), equivalent to thick + -ness. Cognate with West Frisian tsjokkens (“thickness”), Old High German dickinessī, dikkinissi, diknissi (“thickness, density”). Eclipsed non-native Middle English crassitude (“thickness”) from Latin crassitūdō (“thickness”).