thickness

thickness
['θɪknɪs]
nome
1) (of piece) spessore m.; (of material) spessore m., pesantezza f.; (of liquid) densità f.; (of fog) fittezza f., spessore m.; (of hair, vegetation) foltezza f.; (of make-up) pesantezza f.
2) (layer) spessore m.
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noun foltezza, spessore
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thickness /ˈɵɪknəs/
n. [u]
1 grossezza; spessore; strato: five centimetres in thickness, cinque centimetri di spessore; two thicknesses of soundproofing material, due spessori (o due strati) di materiale fonoassorbente
2 densità, consistenza (di un liquido)
3 l'essere fitto, densità (della nebbia, ecc.)
4 foltezza (dei capelli, della vegetazione, ecc.)
5 foschia; oscurità
6 (fam.) stupidità; ottusità
● thickness gauge, spessimetro (strumento) □ The thickness of his speech showed that he was drunk, il suo impaccio nel parlare rivelava ch'era ubriaco.
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['θɪknɪs]
nome
1) (of piece) spessore m.; (of material) spessore m., pesantezza f.; (of liquid) densità f.; (of fog) fittezza f., spessore m.; (of hair, vegetation) foltezza f.; (of make-up) pesantezza f.
2) (layer) spessore m.

English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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