paper-thickness

noun

The state or quality of being paper-thick.

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Meanings

nounpaper-thickness (uncountable)
  1. datedfigurativelyuncommonuncountableThe state or quality of being paper-thick.

    In places the sheet had been corroded practically through, the red material being held together by a paper-thickness of lead.

    1926, Great Britain. Building Research Board (contributor), Building Research, Technical Paper No. 1, The Stress Analysis of Bow Girders

Origin

From paper-thick + -ness.

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