espesor

thickness

noun ehs-peh-SOHR Rare

Also means

depth

Usage Note

Espesor is the measurable thickness of a solid layer — el espesor del hielo (the thickness of the ice), el espesor de la pared (wall thickness). Its close synonym espesura tends to mean density of vegetation (la espesura del bosque, the thickness of the forest) rather than a physical dimension, so the two are not freely interchangeable.

Examples

"Midieron el espesor del vidrio con un calibre."

Natural Translation

They measured the thickness of the glass with a calliper.

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