thickness: Meaning and Definition of

thick•ness

Pronunciation: (thik'nis), [key]
— n.
  1. the state or quality of being thick.
  2. the measure of the smallest dimension of a solid figure: a board of two-inch thickness.
  3. the thick part or body of something: the thickness of the leg.
  4. a layer, stratum, or ply: three thicknesses of cloth.
—v.t.
  1. to bring (a piece, as a board) to a uniform thickness.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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