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[ noun ] the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width

Used in print

(Walter H. Buchsbaum, "Advances in Medical Electronics"...)

Sonar can be used to measure the thickness of the heart by placing small crystal transducers at opposite sides of the heart or blood_vessel and exciting one with some pulsed ultrasonic energy .

(The Family Fallout Shelter. Office of Civil and Defence...)

Mortar is poured between this bracing and the 4 - inch blocks on edge to complete the wall thickness for radiation shielding .

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[ noun ] used of a line or mark

Synonyms

heaviness

Related terms

wideness

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[ noun ] resistance to flow
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