Breadth vs Thickness - What's the difference?
breadth | thickness |
The extent or measure of how broad or wide something is.
A piece of fabric of standard width.
Scope or range, especially of knowledge or skill.
(math) (graph theory ) the length of the longest path between two vertices on a graph
(uncountable) The property of being thick (in dimension).
(uncountable) A measure of how thick (in dimension) something is.
(countable) A layer.
(uncountable) The quality of being thick (in consistency).
(uncountable, informal) The property of being thick (slow to understand).
As nouns the difference between breadth and thickness
is that breadth is the extent or measure of how broad or wide something is while thickness is the property of being thick (in dimension).breadth
English
Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (extent or measure of how broad something is) width * (piece of fabric of standard width) * (scope or range) extent, range, scope, sizeDerived terms
* acre breadth * bizygomatic breadth * breadth of accommodation * breadthen * breadth-first search * breadth-first traversal * breadth-height index * breadth index * breadth indicator * breadthless * breadth-line * breadth of effect * breadth of market * breadth-of-market theory * breadth of mind * breadth of the market * breadth of tone * breadth-riders * breadthways * breadthwise * curve of constant breadth * finger-breadth, fingerbreadth * finger's breadth * foot-breadth, footbreadth * hairbreadth * hair's breadth, hairsbreadth * handbreadth, hand's breadth, handsbreadth * index of breadth * straw-breadth, straw's breadththickness
English
Noun
- The thickness of the Earth's crust is varies from two to 70 kilometres.
- We upholstered the seat with three thicknesses of cloth to make it more comfortable to sit on.
- Whip the cream until it reaches a good thickness .