thickness

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

From BBC • May 2, 2026

By understanding past ice thickness and movement patterns, scientists can improve computer models used to predict how Antarctica's ice sheets may respond to future climate change.

From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2026

In the Arctic, however, sea ice has thinned dramatically, with average thickness falling from 3.59 metres in 1975 to 1.25 meters in 2012, according to a 2015 study.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

Chicken cutlet starts with either a boneless chicken thigh or a boneless chicken breast that’s covered with cling wrap and pounded to even thickness.

From Salon • Feb. 26, 2026

Other teams weren’t used to the thickness of the water, the feeling of lake weed tickling their legs, their toes slipping off the algae coating on our homemade turn boards, costing them precious seconds.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth