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paper-thickness

paper-thickness noun: the state or quality of being paper-thick.

Noun

paper-thickness (uncountable)

  1. (dated, figuratively, uncommon) The state or quality of being paper-thick.
    • In places the sheet had been corroded practically through, the red material being held together by a paper-thickness of lead.1926, Great Britain. Building Research Board (contributor), Building Research, Technical Paper No. 1, The Stress Analysis of Bow Girders

Origin of paper-thickness

From paper-thick + -ness.

Questions about paper-thickness

What does paper-thickness mean?
Paper-thickness means the state or quality of being paper-thick.
What part of speech is paper-thickness?
Paper-thickness is a noun.

Words near paper-thickness in the dictionary

  1. paper-plane
  2. paper-planes
  3. paper-pusher
  4. paper-pushers
  5. paper-thick
  6. paper-thickness
  7. paper-thin
  8. paper-thinness
  9. paper-trail
  10. paper-trails
  11. paper-train

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