thickness

厚さ

壁や紙などの、向かい合う二つの面の間の距離。

やさしい英語で： The distance between opposite surfaces of something, such as a wall or sheet of paper.

• Check the thickness of the wood.
• These sheets have different thicknesses.
• The wall has a thickness of thirty centimeters.

使い方： thickness of something (We measured the thickness of the glass.)

よく使う表現： thickness of something, wall thickness, equal thickness, average thickness

とろみ、濃さ

液体や混合物がどろっとしていて、流れにくいこと。

やさしい英語で： The quality of a liquid or mixture being heavy and slow to flow.

• I like the thickness of this soup.
• The cream lost its thickness when we added milk.
• Stir until the sauce reaches the right thickness.

使い方： thickness of something (Adding water reduces the thickness of the sauce.)

類義語： thickness of consistency

反対語： thinness

よく使う表現： thickness of something, desired thickness