thickness
part of speech
noun (thickness, thicknesses)
meaning for a pupil
1) Thickness is how thick something is: the distance from one side to the other through it. tree →
2) Thickness is how dense or not runny something is, like a liquid or fog. tree →
3) A thickness is a layer of something. tree →
sense in the lessons
In maths and science lessons thickness is a measurement, often in millimetres or centimetres: «the thickness of a book». Thickness of ice matters for safety on frozen ponds. In cooking it tells how runny a sauce is. Phrases: «a thickness of», «measure the thickness».
examples
- Measure the thickness of the book with a ruler. tree →
- The ice was only 2 centimetres in thickness, so it was not safe. tree →
- The wall has a thickness of 30 centimetres. tree →
- Fold the paper to double its thickness. tree →
- The thickness of the soup was just right. tree →
- Wrap the parcel in two thicknesses of paper. tree →
- Each coin has a thickness of 2 millimetres, so a stack of 10 is 20 millimetres tall. tree →
- He pointed to one corner, in which lay the great Head, made out of many thicknesses of paper, and with a carefully painted face. tree →
note
Thickness is a length, so it uses length units (mm, cm, m). In maths, a stack's height = number of items × thickness of each. Safety: never walk on ice unless an adult says it is thick enough.
Trees and pragmatics
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