NOUN | attribute | thickness | the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width |
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communication | thickness | indistinct articulation | |
attribute | thickness, heaviness | used of a line or mark | |
attribute | thickness | resistance to flow |
Sounds | thih'knahs | |
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Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... |
Meaning | The dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width. | |
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Attributes | thick | not thin |
thin | Of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section | |
Narrower | gauge | The thickness of wire |
Broader | dimension | The magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height) |
Opposite | thinness, tenuity, slenderness | relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width |
Spanish | espesor, espesura, grosor | |
Catalan | gruix, gruxària | |
Adjectives | thick | hard to pass through because of dense growth |
Meaning | indistinct articulation. | |
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Example | "judging from the thickness of his speech he had been drinking heavily" | |
Broader | articulation | The aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech |
Spanish | pastosidad | |
Adjectives | thick | spoken as if with a thick tongue |
Meaning | Used of a line or mark. | |
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Synonym | heaviness | |
Broader | wideness, broadness | The property of being wide |
Spanish | grosor | |
Catalan | gruix | |
Adjectives | thick | not thin |
Meaning | resistance to flow. | |
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Attributes | thick | relatively dense / dense in consistency |
thin | relatively thin in consistency or low in density / density | |
Narrower | creaminess, soupiness | The property of having the thickness of heavy cream |
semifluidity | A property midway between a solid and a liquid / liquid | |
Broader | consistency, consistence, substance, body | The property of holding together and retaining its shape |
Opposite | thinness | A consistency of low viscosity |
Spanish | espesor, espesura | |
Catalan | gruix | |
Adjectives | thick | relatively dense / dense in consistency |
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