thickness
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Definition of thickness
7 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (uncountable)The property of being thick (in dimension).
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noun
- (uncountable)The property of being thick (in dimension).
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(countable, uncountable)A measure of how thick (in dimension) something is.
“The thickness of the Earth's crust varies from two to 70 kilometres.”
“Guitar picks come in different thicknesses.”
“The newest form of gold created in a lab is the thickness of two atoms, according to a new study. It’s only 0.47 nanometers thick, which is one million times thinner than a human finger nail.”
“Whether made by a small business or a household name like Scotch, washi tape comes in countless colors, patterns and thicknesses and can be used for just as many adhesive-related projects, from decorating envelopes and empty jars to creating section dividers and adhering photos/ephemera in journals.”
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(countable)A layer.
“We upholstered the seat with three thicknesses of cloth to make it more comfortable to sit on.”
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(uncountable)The quality of being thick (in consistency).
“Whip the cream until it reaches a good thickness.”
- (informal, uncountable)The property of being thick (slow to understand).
- (countable)The minimum number of planar subgraphs which a given graph can decompose into.
verb
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(transitive)To trim (wood) to a consistent thickness using a thickness planer.
“Even if the parts are thicknessed by machine, check for and plane out any cup with a bench plane.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
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”).
Words you can make from thickness
200+ playable · top: KITCHENS (17 pts)
Best play kitchens 17 points8-letter words
4 words7-letter words
15 words6-letter words
43 words- CHINKS 15 pts
- KITSCH 15 pts
- SCHTIK 15 pts
- SHTICK 15 pts
- SKETCH 15 pts
- THICKS 15 pts
- KITHES 13 pts
- SHEIKS 13 pts
- SHIKSE 13 pts
- SHTIKS 13 pts
- THINKS 13 pts
- SICKEN 12 pts
- SNECKS 12 pts
- SNICKS 12 pts
- STICKS 12 pts
- CHESTS 11 pts
- CHINES 11 pts
- CHINSE 11 pts
- CHINTS 11 pts
- ETHICS 11 pts
- ETHNIC 11 pts
- INCHES 11 pts
- ITCHES 11 pts
- NICHES 11 pts
- SCHIST 11 pts
- SNITCH 11 pts
- STENCH 11 pts
- STICHS 11 pts
- SKEINS 10 pts
- SKITES 10 pts
- STINKS 10 pts
- HEISTS 9 pts
- SHIEST 9 pts
- SHINES 9 pts
- SHITES 9 pts
- THEINS 9 pts
- THESIS 9 pts
- INCEST 8 pts
- INSECT 8 pts
- NICEST 8 pts
- SCENTS 8 pts
- INSETS 6 pts
- STEINS 6 pts
5-letter words
86 words- CHINK 14 pts
- HECKS 14 pts
- HICKS 14 pts
- KENCH 14 pts
- KETCH 14 pts
- THICK 14 pts
- HIKES 12 pts
- KHETS 12 pts
- KITHE 12 pts
- KITHS 12 pts
- KNISH 12 pts
- SHEIK 12 pts
- SHTIK 12 pts
- THINK 12 pts
- NECKS 11 pts
- NICKS 11 pts
- SICKS 11 pts
- SNECK 11 pts
- SNICK 11 pts
- STICK 11 pts
- TICKS 11 pts
- CHESS 10 pts
- CHEST 10 pts
- CHINE 10 pts
- CHINS 10 pts
- CHITS 10 pts
- ETHIC 10 pts
- NICHE 10 pts
- SITCH 10 pts
- STICH 10 pts
- TECHS 10 pts
- TENCH 10 pts
- KINES 9 pts
- KISTS 9 pts
- KITES 9 pts
- KNITS 9 pts
- SIKES 9 pts
- SINKS 9 pts
- SKEIN 9 pts
- SKIES 9 pts
- SKINS 9 pts
- SKINT 9 pts
- SKITE 9 pts
- SKITS 9 pts
- STINK 9 pts
- TIKES 9 pts
- HEIST 8 pts
- HENTS 8 pts
- HESTS 8 pts
- HINTS 8 pts
- HISTS 8 pts
- SHENT 8 pts
- SHIES 8 pts
- SHINE 8 pts
- SHINS 8 pts
- SHIST 8 pts
- SHITE 8 pts
- SHITS 8 pts
- SINHS 8 pts
- THEIN 8 pts
- THENS 8 pts
- THINE 8 pts
- THINS 8 pts
- CENTS 7 pts
- CESTI 7 pts
- CINES 7 pts
- CISTS 7 pts
- CITES 7 pts
- ETICS 7 pts
- SCENT 7 pts
- SECTS 7 pts
- SICES 7 pts
- SINCE 7 pts
- INSET 5 pts
- NEIST 5 pts
- NESTS 5 pts
- NITES 5 pts
- SENTI 5 pts
- SENTS 5 pts
- SINES 5 pts
- SITES 5 pts
- SNITS 5 pts
- STEIN 5 pts
- STIES 5 pts
- TEINS 5 pts
- TINES 5 pts
4-letter words
51 words- HECK 13 pts
- HICK 13 pts
- HIKE 11 pts
- KHET 11 pts
- KHIS 11 pts
- KITH 11 pts
- ICKS 10 pts
- NECK 10 pts
- NICK 10 pts
- CHIN 9 pts
- CHIS 9 pts
- CHIT 9 pts
- ECHT 9 pts
- ETCH 9 pts
- ICHS 9 pts
- INCH 9 pts
- ITCH 9 pts
- INKS 8 pts
- KENS 8 pts
- KENT 8 pts
- KINE 8 pts
- KINS 8 pts
- KISS 8 pts
- KIST 8 pts
- KITE 8 pts
- KITS 8 pts
- KNIT 8 pts
- ETHS 7 pts
- HENS 7 pts
- HENT 7 pts
- HEST 7 pts
- HETS 7 pts
- HIES 7 pts
- HINS 7 pts
- HINT 7 pts
- HISN 7 pts
- HISS 7 pts
- HIST 7 pts
- HITS 7 pts
- CENT 6 pts
- CESS 6 pts
- CINE 6 pts
- CIST 6 pts
- CITE 6 pts
- ETIC 6 pts
- ICES 6 pts
- NICE 6 pts
- ESTS 4 pts
- NESS 4 pts
- NEST 4 pts
- NETS 4 pts
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