English-Italian translations for thickness

• grossezza
• spessore
  Sappiamo che lo spessore della calotta polare si è ridotto del 40 per cento in soli dieci anni. We know that the thickness of the polar icecap had decreased by 40% in just a decade.
  Le dimensioni e lo spessore dei caratteri tipografici menzionati nella proposta della Commissione sono insufficienti. The size and thickness of the lettering mentioned in the Commission's proposal are insufficient.
  Studi scientifici dimostrano che le calotte glaciali hanno perso più della metà del loro spessore nell'ultimo decennio. Scientific evidence shows that the ice caps lost more than half of their thickness over the last decade.

Definition of thickness

• The property of being thick (in dimension
• A layer
• The quality of being thick (in consistency
• The property of being thick (slow to understand

Examples

• The thickness of the Earths crust 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.

Related words

• thickness gauge
• critical film thickness
• film equivalent thickness
• half-value thickness
• interfacial layer effective thickness