thickness

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Just 30 days later, the animals showed measurable improvements in learning, memory, balance, skin thickness, and bone density.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

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

From BBC • May 2, 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

Max was so disoriented and his heart was beating so loudly—and maybe there was something odd and distorting about the thickness of the walls of this closet.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix