Thinness vs. Thickness — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Thinness and Thickness
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Thinness
Relatively small in extent from one surface to the opposite, usually in the smallest solid dimension
A thin book.
Thickness
The quality or condition of being thick.
Thinness
Not great in diameter or cross section; fine
Thin wire.
Thickness
The dimension between two surfaces of an object, usually the dimension of smallest measure.
Thinness
Having little bodily flesh or fat; lean or slender.
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Thickness
A layer, sheet, stratum, or ply
Each floor is a single thickness of concrete.
Thinness
Not dense or concentrated; sparse
The thin vegetation of the plateau.
Thickness
(uncountable) The property of being thick (in dimension).
Thinness
More rarefied than normal
Thin air.
Thickness
A 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.
Thinness
Flowing with relative ease; not viscous
A thin oil.
Thickness
(countable) A layer.
We upholstered the seat with three thicknesses of cloth to make it more comfortable to sit on.
Thinness
Watery
Thin soup.
Thickness
(uncountable) The quality of being thick (in consistency).
Whip the cream until it reaches a good thickness.
Thinness
Sparsely supplied or provided; scanty
A thin menu.
Thickness
The property of being thick (slow to understand).
Thinness
Having a low number of transactions
Thin trading in the stock market.
Thickness
(transitive) To trim (wood) to a consistent thickness using a thickness planer.
Thinness
Lacking force or substance; flimsy
A thin attempt.
Thickness
The quality or state of being thick (in any of the senses of the adjective).
Thinness
Lacking resonance or fullness; tinny
The piano had a thin sound.
Thickness
The dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width
Thinness
Lacking radiance or intensity
Thin light.
Thickness
Used of a line or mark
Thinness
Not having enough photographic density or contrast to make satisfactory prints. Used of a negative.
Thickness
Resistance to flow
Thinness
In a thin manner
Spread the varnish thin if you don't want it to wrinkle.
Thinness
So as to be thin
Cut the cheese thin.
Thinness
To make or become thin or thinner.
Thinness
The state or quality of being thin.
Thinness
The quality or state of being thin (in any of the senses of the word).
Thinness
Relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width;
The tenuity of a hair
The thinness of a rope
Thinness
The property of having little body fat
Thinness
The property of being very narrow or thin;
He marvelled at the fineness of her hair
Thinness
A consistency of low viscosity;
He disliked the thinness of the soup
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