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thickness definition

thick·ness (t̸hik′nis)

noun

  1. the quality or condition of being thick
  2. the measure of how thick a thing is, as distinguished from the length or width of any of its surfaces
  3. a layer, stratum, etc. three thicknesses of cloth
  4. the thickest place or part

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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