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Thickness vs Storey - What's the difference?

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Thickness is a related term of storey.


As nouns the difference between thickness and storey

is that thickness is (uncountable) the property of being thick (in dimension) while storey is a floor or level of a building or ship.

thickness

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) The property of being thick (in dimension).
  • (uncountable) A measure of how thick (in dimension) something is.
    • The thickness of the Earth's crust is varies from two to 70 kilometres.
  • (countable) A layer.
    • We upholstered the seat with three thicknesses of cloth to make it more comfortable to sit on.
  • (uncountable) The quality of being thick (in consistency).
    • Whip the cream until it reaches a good thickness .
  • (uncountable, informal) The property of being thick (slow to understand).

    • Synonyms

    * (the property of being thick in dimension) fatness * (measure) depth * (layer) layer, stratum * (in consistency) density, viscosity * (property of being stupid) denseness, slowness, stupidity, thickheadedness

    Antonyms

    * (in consistency) fluidity, liquidity, runniness, thinness, wateriness * (property of being stupid) mental acuity, mental agility, quick-wittedness, sharpness

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    storey

    English

    Alternative forms

    * story (US)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A floor or level of a building or ship.
    • For superstitious reasons, many buildings number their 13th storey as 14, bypassing 13 entirely.

    Derived terms

    * -storeyed

    See also

    * ("storey" on Wikipedia)

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