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单词 thickness
释义 thick·ness
I. noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English thiknesse, from Old English thicnes, from thicce, adjective, thick + -nes -ness
1. : the quality or state of being thick
2. : the smallest of three dimensions
 < the length, width, and thickness of a sheet of paper >
 < the length, height, and thickness of a wall >
 < the length, circumference, and thickness of a log >
3.
 a. : viscous consistency
  < boiled to the thickness of honey >
 b. : the condition of being smoky, foul, or foggy — used of the air
4.
 a. : roughness or harshness of breathing
 b. : dullness of hearing
 c. : a blurring or indistinctness of speech
5. : the thick part of something
 < this winding stair had been constructed in the thickness of the castle wall — Sax Rohmer >
6. : density of aggregation : concentration
 < the relative thickness of population in any given area — Edward Sapir >
7. : dullness of mind or perception : stupidity
 < made up my mind to forgive your thickness — Anne Green >
8. : layer, ply, sheet
 < the number of thicknesses of boxboard was reduced from 244 to 60 — Paper Trade Journal >
 < a single thickness of canvas >
9. : fullness of content or meaning : firmness, solidity, voluminousness
 < that forgotten moral thickness for which so many of us were sick — Herbert Gold >
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
1. : to make uniform in thickness (as flooring planks)
2. : to cover or coat in thicknessing
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