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Volume vs Thickness - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between volume and thickness

is that volume is a unit of three-dimensional measure of space that comprises a length, a width and a height. It is measured in units of cubic centimeters in metric, cubic inches or cubic feet in English measurement while thickness is the property of being thick (in dimension).

volume

English

(wikipedia volume)

Alternative forms

* (abbreviation)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A unit of three-dimensional measure of space that comprises a length, a width and a height. It is measured in units of cubic centimeters in metric, cubic inches or cubic feet in English measurement.
  • Strength of sound. Measured in decibels.
  • The issues of a periodical over a period of one year.
  • A book.
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  • A single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia.
  • Quantity.
  • (economics) The total supply of money in circulation or, less frequently, total amount of credit extended, within a specified national market or worldwide.
  • (computing) An accessible storage area with a single file system, typically resident on a single partition of a hard disk.

    • See also

    * book * tome ; cubic distance * Customary: ounces, pints, quarts, gallons, cubic inches (in3), cubic feet, cubic yards, cubic miles * Metric: mililiters, liters, cubic meters (m3), cubic centimeters ("cc") (cm3) ; sound * Universal: bels, decibels * Metric: millipascals (mPa)

    Derived terms

    * voluminous

    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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