Thickness vs Width - What's the difference?
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(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).
The state of being wide.
The measurement of the extent of something from side to side.
A piece of material measured along its smaller dimension, especially fabric.
(cricket) The horizontal distance between a batsman and the ball as it passes him.
(sports) The use of all the width of the pitch, from one side to the other.
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As nouns the difference between thickness and width
is that thickness is the property of being thick (in dimension) while width is the state of being wide.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
*width
English
Noun
(wikipedia width) (en noun)- Manchester United like to play with width .
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