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The cardboard had the right thickness for the project.
What does Thickness mean?
how thick something is.
Dictionary definition
Thickness is the measure of how thick something is from one side or surface to the other.
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Thickness in a sentence
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The engineer measured the thickness of the wall.
hard
Students compared the thickness of each fabric sample before choosing one for the costume.
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Practice 1
What does thickness mean?
Thickness tells how much space there is from one side or surface to another.
Practice 2
Which word or phrase is a useful contrast for thickness?
Thinness is a contrast because it describes being thin instead of thick.
Practice 3
Choose the best word to complete the sentence: The builder checked the ____ of the board.
Thickness best completes the sentence.
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WordThickness.
Partnoun.
MeaningThickness means how thick something is.
ExampleExample: The cardboard had the right thickness for the project.
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- thik · nus
- Strongest beat
- thik
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- nus
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Synonyms
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Antonyms
Opposite words
thinnessThe quality of being thin.
narrownessThe quality of being narrow or not wide.
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Word family
Thickness word family
Base word
thickness
noun
thickness
The measure of how thick something is.
adjective
thick
Having a large distance through or across.
adjective
thicker
More thick.
adjective
thickest
Most thick.
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