thickness

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thick·ness / ˈ[unvoicedth]iknis/ • n. 1. the distance between opposite sides of something: the gateway is several feet in thickness | paving slabs can be obtained in varying thicknesses. ∎  the quality of being broad or deep: the immense thickness of the walls. ∎  a layer of a specified material: the framework has to support two thicknesses of plasterboard. ∎  [in sing.] a broad or deep part of a specified thing: the beams were set into the thickness of the wall.2. the quality of being dense: he gave his eyes time to adjust to the thickness of the fog. ∎  the state or quality of being made up of many closely packed parts: the thickness of his hair.

thickness

views updated May 08 2018

thickness The difference in height in the atmosphere between particular pressure levels, e.g. between 1000 and 500 millibars. Isolines of a given interval on charts are termed ‘thickness lines’.

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