thickness

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The quality or condition of being thick.

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The dimension between two surfaces of an object, usually the dimension of smallest measure.

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A layer, sheet, stratum, or ply.

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In mining, the distance at right angles to the drift or adit measured from the roof or hanging wall to the foot wall in a lode vein or lens.

To reduce to a uniform thickness before dressing to shape: said of boards and timber.

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The state or property of being thick, in any sense; specifically, that dimension of a solid body which is at right angles both to its length and to its breadth; the third or least dimension of a solid.

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That which is thick; the thick of anything; the dense, heavy, deep, or solid part.

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A fold, layer, or sheet, as of cloth or paper.

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In founding, the sand or loam placed temporarily in a mold while it is being prepared for easting. It is afterward removed, and its place is filled with the molten metal.

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The quality or state of being thick (in any of the senses of the adjective).