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How to pronounce thickness in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms heaviness
Type of wideness, broadness
Derivation thick
Type Words
Type of articulation
Derivation thick


judging from the thickness of his speech he had been drinking heavily.
Type Words
Type of substance, consistency, consistence, body
Has types soupiness, creaminess, semifluidity
Derivation thick
Type Words
Type of dimension
Has types gauge
Derivation thick

Examples of thickness

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Gradually sift in the flour to form a batter about the thickness of heavy cream.
From the post-gazette.com
The team also used ground-penetrating radar to map the thickness of the glacier.
From the sciencedaily.com
Lady Liberty's copper exterior is the thickness of two pennies stacked together.
From the usatoday.com
If it said 20 minutes, he cooked the fillets that long, regardless of thickness.
From the dailyherald.com
It usually takes about a minute or two depending on the thickness of the stalks.
From the thenewstribune.com
Socks vary in thickness, which can affect the fit of the shoes you're trying on.
From the washingtonpost.com
Line a colander with a thin cotton dish towel or a triple thickness cheesecloth.
From the sltrib.com
Reduce heat and simmer 3 to 5 minutes, depending on the thickness of the spears.
From the news.enquirer.com
Its thickness is not important for efficiency so select inexpensive thin sheets.
From the dailyherald.com
More examples
  • The dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width
  • Indistinct articulation; "judging from the thickness of his speech he had been drinking heavily"
  • Used of a line or mark
  • Resistance to flow
  • (thick) thickly: with a thick consistency; "the blood was flowing thick"
  • (thick) midst: the location of something surrounded by other things; "in the midst of the crowd"
  • (Thick (album)) Thick is an album by the fusion jazz band Tribal Tech released in 1999. As a contrast to Tribal Tech's previous recordings, the album features less compositional material and is based largely on improvization.
  • Thicker is a 2010 film directed by Terry Nemeroff featuring an all star cast that includes Guy Pearce, Christopher Lloyd, and John Goodman. Filming took place in Michigan.
  • The property of being thick (in dimension); A measure of how thick (in dimension) something is; A layer; The quality of being thick (in consistency); The property of being thick (slow to understand)