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thickness

/ˈθɪknəs/noun2 syllables

Thickness means: used of a line or mark.

Synonyms for thickness1

noun, as in used of a line or mark

heaviness

Opposites of thickness

thinness

What does thickness mean?4

noun

1

used of a line or mark

2

the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width

3

indistinct articulation“judging from the thickness of his speech he had been drinking heavily”

4

resistance to flow

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with thickness?1

two syllables

sickness
Show 40 near rhymes
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Thickness in a sentence

  • Nor, having only length, breadth, and thickness, can a cube have a real existence.XY
  • Gauges are used to measure the thickness of wire._undertoad
  • The steel sheet passes through the rolling train to achieve the desired thickness.mraz
  • You know of course that a mathematical line, a line of thickness nil, has no real existence.Hybrid
  • These copybooks are the same thickness.unknown
  • The thickness of a piece of meat is important for determining how long to cook it.mccarras
  • What is the thickness of that novel?chaule3
  • The thickness of the walls is impressive.weirdie

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Forms of thickness

as a noun

plural
thicknesses