Thickness vs Thickened - What's the difference?
thickness | thickened |
(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).
(thicken)
To make thicker (in the sense of wider).
To make thicker (in the sense of more viscous).
To become thicker (in the sense of wider).
* {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author=
, magazine=(American Scientist), title= To become thicker (in the sense of more viscous).
To strengthen; to confirm.
* (William Shakespeare)
To make more frequent.
As a noun thickness
is (uncountable) the property of being thick (in dimension).As a verb thickened is
(thicken).thickness
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 .
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, thickheadednessAntonyms
* (in consistency) fluidity, liquidity, runniness, thinness, wateriness * (property of being stupid) mental acuity, mental agility, quick-wittedness, sharpnessAnagrams
*thickened
English
Verb
(head)thicken
English
Verb
(en verb)Stephen P. Lownie], [http://www.americanscientist.org/authors/detail/david-m-pelz David M. Pelz
Stents to Prevent Stroke, passage=As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels. The reason plaque forms isn’t entirely known, but it seems to be related to high levels of cholesterol inducing an inflammatory response, which can also attract and trap more cellular debris over time.}}
- And this may help to thicken other proofs.