thickness

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

thick·ness [thickness thicknesses thicknessed thicknessing] BrE [ˈθɪknəs] NAmE [ˈθɪknəs] noun
1. uncountable, countable the size of sth between opposite surfaces or sides
Syn: ↑width
• Use wood of at least 12 mm thickness.
• Cook for about 10 minutes, depending on the thickness of the steaks.
•Roll out the pastry to a thickness of 1 cm.
•The walls are at least two feet in thickness.
•The board is available in four thicknesses.
2. countable ~ (of sth) a layer of sth
•The jacket was lined with a double thickness (= two layers) of fabric.

Word Origin:
Old English thicness (see ↑thick, ↑-ness).

Example Bank:
•The tank's armour plate is 50mm in thickness.
•There's a double thickness on the seat and knees of the trousers.
•Roll the pastry to a thickness of about 5 mm.

• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  thinness, tenuity, slenderness