Thick may refer to:
* A bulky or heavyset
body shape
Human body shape is a complex phenomenon with sophisticated detail and function. The general shape or figure of a person is defined mainly by the molding of skeletal structures, as well as the distribution of muscles and fat. Skeletal structure ...
or
overweight
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''Thick'' (album), 1999 fusion jazz album by Tribal Tech
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Thick concept
In philosophy, a thick concept (sometimes: ''thick normative concept'', or ''thick evaluative concept'') is a kind of concept that both has a significant degree of descriptive content and is evaluatively loaded. Paradigmatic examples are various v ...
, in philosophy, a concept that is both descriptive and evaluative
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Thick description
In the social sciences and related fields, a thick description is a description of human social action that describes not just physical behaviors, but their context as interpreted by the actors as well, so that it can be better understood by an o ...
, in anthropology, a description that explains a behaviour along with its broader context
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Thick Records
Thick Records is a Chicago-based independent record label which actively operated from 1994 to 2007. It now exists as a catalog only label for its previous releases.
History
Thick was formed in 1994 by Detroit native Zak Einstein, who started the ...
, a Chicago-based record label
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Thick set In mathematics, a thick set is a set of integers that contains arbitrarily long intervals. That is, given a thick set T, for every p \in \mathbb, there is some n \in \mathbb such that \ \subset T.
Examples
Trivially \mathbb is a thick set. Other ...
, in mathematics, set of integers containing arbitrarily long intervals
* Thick fluid, a
viscous
The viscosity of a fluid is a measure of its resistance to deformation at a given rate. For liquids, it corresponds to the informal concept of "thickness": for example, syrup has a higher viscosity than water.
Viscosity quantifies the inte ...
fluid
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Thicke Thicke is an Old English Surname, and derives from a nickname thick, someone who was plump or fat. that may refer to:
* Alan Thicke, Canadian actor, songwriter, comedian, game and talk show host
* Robin Thicke, American singer, songwriter and reco ...
, a surname
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Thickened fluids
Thickened fluids and thickened drinks are often used for people with dysphagia, a disorder of swallowing function. The thicker consistency makes it less likely that individuals will aspirate while they are drinking. Individuals with difficulty sw ...
, a medically prescribed substance
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Thickening
A thickening agent or thickener is a substance which can increase the viscosity of a liquid without substantially changing its other properties. Edible thickeners are commonly used to thicken sauces, soups, and puddings without altering thei ...
, a cooking process
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Thickening agent
A thickening agent or thickener is a substance which can increase the viscosity of a liquid without substantially changing its other properties. Edible thickeners are commonly used to thicken sauces, soups, and puddings without altering the ...
, a substance used in cooking
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Thickhead (disambiguation)
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Thickness (disambiguation)
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