Thickness may refer to: *

Thickness (graph theory) In graph theory, the thickness of a graph is the minimum number of planar graphs into which the edges of can be partitioned. That is, if there exists a collection of planar graphs, all having the same set of vertices, such that the union of thes ...

* Thickness (geology), the distance across a layer of rock *

Thickness (meteorology) The hypsometric equation, also known as the thickness equation, relates an atmospheric pressure ratio to the equivalent thickness of an atmospheric layer considering the layer mean of virtual temperature, gravity, and occasionally wind. It is derive ...

, the difference in height between two atmospheric pressure levels * Thickness planer a woodworking machine *

Optical thickness In physics, optical depth or optical thickness is the natural logarithm of the ratio of incident to ''transmitted'' radiant power through a material. Thus, the larger the optical depth, the smaller the amount of transmitted radiant power through ...

in optics * Thickness, a concept in the game Go * Thickness of a fluid, an informal name for viscosity

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