thickness

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Researchers also discovered that the thickness of the oil layer plays an important role.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

Give kids the thickness of a community of cousins, aunts, uncles and other relatives.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Weatherhead says the thickness of the skin affects how well red light can penetrate.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

The base was rich, but it lacked the kind of body that makes a chowder feel finished: the subtle thickness, the quiet cohesion.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

Cluny mentally estimated the walls to be of immense thickness as he and Redtooth, ducking their heads, emerged from the tunnel-like arch into the Abbey grounds, where Constance and Matthias were waiting in the sunlight.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques