thicknessとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Middle English thikkenesse, thiknesse, from 古期英語 þicnes (“thickness, viscosity, density, hardness; obscurity, cloud, darkness; thicket; depth, a thick body, anything thick または heavy”), equivalent to thick +‎ -ness. Eclipsed non-native Middle English crassitude (“thickness”) from Latin crassitūdō (“thickness”).

発音

• IPA^(key): /ˈθɪknəs/
• 韻: -ɪknəs
• ハイフネーション: thick‧ness

名詞

thickness (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 thicknesses)

1. (uncountable) The property of being thick (in dimension).
2. (uncountable, countable) A measure of how thick (in dimension) something is.

   The thickness of the Earth's crust varies from two to 70 kilometres.

   Guitar picks come in different thicknesses.

3. (countable) A layer.

   We upholstered the seat with three thicknesses of cloth to make it more comfortable to sit on.

4. (uncountable) The quality of being thick (in consistency).

   Whip the cream until it reaches a good thickness.

5. (uncountable, informal) The property of being thick (slow to understand).

同意語

• (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

反意語

• (in consistency): fluidity, liquidity, runniness, thinness, wateriness
• (property of being stupid): mental acuity, mental agility, quick-wittedness, sharpness

動詞

thickness (三人称単数 現在形 thicknesses, 現在分詞 thicknessing, 過去形および過去分詞形 thicknessed)

1. (transitive) To trim (wood) to a consistent thickness using a thickness planer.
   • 2003, Garrett Hack, The Handplane Book (page 143)

     Even if the parts are thicknessed by machine, check for and plane out any cup with a bench plane.

Further reading

• Thickness on Wikipedia.

アナグラム

• Nitschkes, shitnecks, tschinkes