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How to use thickness in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Thickness means the property of being thick (in dimension). Example: “The thickness of the Earth's crust varies from two to 70 kilometres.”

Examples of thickness by meaning

nounA measure of how thick (in dimension) something is.

  • The thickness of the Earth's crust varies from two to 70 kilometres.
  • Guitar picks come in different thicknesses.
  • The newest form of gold created in a lab is the thickness of two atoms, according to a new study.2019 August 6, Ashley Strickland, “Scientists just created the world’s thinnest gold and it’s two atoms thick”, in CNN

nounA layer.

  • We upholstered the seat with three thicknesses of cloth to make it more comfortable to sit on.

nounThe quality of being thick (in consistency).

  • Whip the cream until it reaches a good thickness.

verbTo trim (wood) to a consistent thickness using a thickness planer.

  • Even if the parts are thicknessed by machine, check for and plane out any cup with a bench plane.2003, Garrett Hack, The Handplane Book, page 143

More sentences with thickness

  • The properties of a fabricated nanolaminate depend upon its composition and thickness.From the entry nanolaminate
  • Surface profilometry was used to measure the film thickness.From the entry profilometry
  • The lids are represented as filletlike lines and are of equal thickness.2020, Faya Causey, Ancient Carved Ambers in the J. Paul Getty Museum, page 162. From the entry filletlike
  • Besides bondline thickness control, the adhesive fillet (called adhesive spew) is an important issue in joint assembly.2018, Sergio T. Amancio Filho, Jorge F. dos Santos, Lucian-Attila Blaga, Joining of Polymer-Metal Hybrid Structures: Principles and…. From the entry spew
  • The fillet was a serious ting – the thickness was there.2016 December 9, Adam Boult, quoting Elijah Quashie, “These brilliant videos about London's takeaway chicken shops are a YouTube hit”, in…. From the entry nang
  • Honestly, there couldn't have been anything more than the thickness of a vest.2016, Michael McEwan (main author, maybe some other runner actually wrote this bit), Running the Smoke: 26 First-Hand Accounts of Tackling…. From the entry sprint finish
  • After 24 h, the thicknesses of the ear and hind paw were measured using a digital microcaliper.2015 August 29, “The Inhibitory Effects of Low-Dose Ionizing Radiation in IgE-Mediated Allergic Responses”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry microcaliper
  • Following laparoscopic ileocecectomy, pathology demonstrated haemorrhage, inflammation, oedema and full thickness necrosis of the caecal wall.2013 July 26, Kara Lee Gallagher, “Ischaemic diverticular disease may mimic acute appendicitis”, in BMJ Case Reports, volume 2013, →DOI. From the entry ileocecectomy
  • Concrete walers can reduce the required thickness of shotcrete for the remaining facing.2009, Howard A. Perko, Helical Piles: A Practical Guide to Design and Installation, page 374. From the entry waler
  • The limitation of section thickness or mass must be considered when martempering.2008, “Chapter 11: Heat Treatment of Steel”, in Flake C. Campbell, editor, Elements of Metallurgy and Engineering Alloys, ASM…. From the entry martempering
  • This rotation or bottling is caused by the thickness or bulk of the paper.2002, Against the Clock, QuarkXPress 5: Advanced Electronic Documents, page 58. From the entry bottle
  • There are varying fabric thicknesses to choose from on the market.2002, Gene Prater, Dave Felkley, Snowshoeing, page 75. From the entry overheater
  • Thickness of Quaternary soils decreases on salt domes and rises on interdome depressions.1997, v. Siniakov & S. Kuznetsova, “The influence of the active salt tectonics on the environment”, in Paul G. Marinos ·, editor…. From the entry interdome
  • The amount by which the plate is overbowed must correspond to the thickness of the mandible.1994, Norman Lester Rowe, John Llewellyn Williams, Rowe and Williams' Maxillofacial Injuries, page 370. From the entry overbow
  • Eighteen white rabbits were subjected to a 30 per cent TBSA full thickness burn.1988 August, Sheng Zhi-yong, C. Y. Sheng, “Changes in erythrocyte membranes in burned rabbits”, in Burns, volume 14, number 4, page 287. From the entry TBSA
  • Fatigue or cracking due to cyclic loading of the overplate is influenced by its thickness.1981, Diesel Progress North American - Volume 47, page 34. From the entry overplate
  • (The thickness of a chapati has a lot to do with its flavor.1978 September 3, David Haenke, “The chapati is an Indian cousin of the tortilla”, in Minneapolis Tribune, volume CXII, number 87…. From the entry crackery
  • Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Sunday banning the sale at grocery checkouts of all plastic bags, regardless of thickness.2024 September 23, Soumya Karlamangla, “California Bans All Plastic Bags After Its First Effort Backfired”, in The New York Times…. From the entry ban
  • From this small practical lab evolved the length, width & thickness of the first cloth pad - MY Pad.2021 September, Anshu Gupta, “Menstruation – A Human Issue”, in Shuchita Chaturvedi, editor, Yojana, volume 65, number 9, page 15. From the entry cloth pad
  • We achieve sub-20 nm nanotrenches for the first time, by lowering the ambient temperature and reducing the PMMA thickness.2016, Feng Xiong, Sanchit Deshmukh, Sungduk Hong, Yuan Dai, Ashkan Behnam, Feifei Lian, Eric Pop, “SANTA: Self-Aligned Nanotrench Ablation…. From the entry nanotrenches
  • Their thicknesses vary wildly; splotches hover over skewjawed jabs.2016, Barbara Hurd, Listening to the Savage: River Notes and Half-heard Melodies, page 29. From the entry skewjawed
  • At sites undergoing paludification, litter can accumulate to great thicknesses, as soils become increasingly colder, wetter, and nutrient-poor.2015, Randall J. Schaetzl, Michael L. Thompson, Soils, →ISBN, page 331. From the entry paludification
  • Since the wallsides are of the same thickness, the weight of the pan depends on the size of its surface.2015, Yakov Perelman, Figures for Fun: Stories, Puzzles and Conundrums, →ISBN, page 105. From the entry wallside
  • These neckrings would have been difficult to put on and take off, as they’re entirely rigid and 1cm in diameter thickness.2013, Mary-Ann Ochota, Britain’s Secret Treasures, Headline Publishing Group, →ISBN. From the entry neckring
  • When calculating allowances for needed square footage, each tenant is responsible for one-half of the thickness of all demising walls.2012, Christine M. Piotrowski, Designing Commercial Interiors. From the entry demising
  • In younger deposits, irregular patches of black fresh glassy sideromelane occur as “islands" coated by brownish palagonite envelopes of varying thickness.2012, Richard V. Fisher, Pyroclastic Rocks. From the entry sideromelane
  • Toroid and lumen diameter were easily controlled by micromold design, and toroid thickness was controlled by seeding density.2010 February, Christine M. Livoti, and Jeffrey R. Morgan, “Self-Assembly and Tissue Fusion of Toroid-Shaped Minimal Building Units”, in…. From the entry toroid
  • In the leather industry skive has another connotation, concerning splitting the skin perpendicularly to its thickness into thin layers.2009, Geoffrey A. Ozin, André C. Arsenault, Ludovico Cademartiri, Nanochemistry: A Chemical Approach to Nanomaterials, →ISBN, page 99. From the entry skive
  • A plump rawstock is necessary because thickness reduction from high-pressure embossing exceeds the plumping effects of vegetable tanning.2009, A. M. Pearson, T. R. Dutson, Inedible Meat by-Products, page 356. From the entry rawstock
  • To some extent the actual thickness of the filmset letters can be controlled to suit differing paper surfaces.2007, John Lewis, Typography: Design and Practice, →ISBN, page 107. From the entry filmset
  • Fitted cloth nappies resemble disposable nappies in shape and are designed with extra thickness at the position of urination.2007, Penny Tassoni, Kate Beith, Kath Bulman, Harriet Eldridge, CACHE Level 3 in Child Care and Education Student Book, Pearson Education…. From the entry cloth nappy
  • What is the differential diagnosis of increased nuchal thickness?2004, Vikram Dogra, Deborah J. Rubens, Ultrasound Secrets, Hanley & Belfus, page 58. From the entry nuchal
  • The volcanical deposits of big thickness formed at that time were mostly solidified lava streams, and tuff and ignimbrite covers.2004, Andrzej Ber, Proceedings of the Conference "Geological Heritage Concept, Conservation and Protection Policy in Central Europe", Page…. From the entry volcanical
  • The trick of the trade would be to make sure you took your wall thickness into account when installing the boxes.2003 November 15, DaveG, “Re: Receptacle boxes stick out too far”, in alt.home.repair (Usenet). From the entry GL2U

Meaning of thickness

  1. noun The property of being thick (in dimension).
  2. noun A measure of how thick (in dimension) something is.
  3. noun A layer.

Full definition of thickness

Questions about thickness in a sentence

How do you use thickness in a sentence?
Thickness is used as a noun and verb. For example: “The thickness of the Earth's crust varies from two to 70 kilometres.”
What is a short sentence with thickness?
“Guitar picks come in different thicknesses.”
What does thickness mean?
Thickness means the property of being thick (in dimension).

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