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Meaning of "thickening" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THICKENING

thickening  [ˈθɪkənɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THICKENING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Thickening is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES THICKENING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

thickening

Thickening

In cooking, thickening is the process of increasing the viscosity of a liquid either by reduction, or by the addition of a thickening agent, typically containing starch. Desserts are often thickened with sago, tapioca, gelatin or a gelatin substitute such as agar. Soups, sauces and stews are more often thickened with a starchy ingredient like cornstarch, arrowroot or wheat flour, or a fat and flour mixture such as roux or beurre manié. More rarely, savory dishes may be thickened with blood.

Definition of thickening in the English dictionary

The definition of thickening in the dictionary is something added to a liquid to thicken it. Other definition of thickening is a thickened part or piece.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THICKENING


air-conditioning
ˈɛəkənˌdɪʃ ənɪŋ
awakening
əˈweɪkənɪŋ
beckoning
ˈbekənɪŋ
conditioning
kənˈdɪʃənɪŋ
gardening
ˈɡɑːdənɪŋ
governing
ˈɡʌvənɪŋ
happening
ˈhæpənɪŋ
opening
ˈəʊpənɪŋ
poisoning
ˈpɔɪzənɪŋ
positioning
pəˈzɪʃənɪŋ
questioning
ˈkwɛstʃənɪŋ
reasoning
ˈriːzənɪŋ
reawakening
ˌriːəˈweɪkənɪŋ
reckoning
ˈrɛkənɪŋ
sickening
ˈsɪkənɪŋ
slackening
ˈslækənɪŋ
strengthening
ˈstreŋθənɪŋ
threatening
ˈθrɛtənɪŋ
unawakening
ˌʌnəˈweɪkənɪŋ
weakening
ˈwiːkənɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THICKENING

thick-knee
thick-knit
thick-lipped
thick-skinned
thick-skulled
thick-witted
thick-wittedly
thick-wittedness
thicken
thickener
thicket
thicketed
thickety
thickhead
thickheaded
thickheadedness
thickie
thickies
thickish
thickleaf

WORDS THAT END LIKE THICKENING

beginning
christening
deepening
easy listening
enlightening
evening
frightening
good evening
grand opening
hardening
intervening
life-threatening
lightening
listening
screening
sharpening
shortening
tightening
whitening
widening
worsening

Synonyms and antonyms of thickening in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «THICKENING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «thickening» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of thickening

Translation of «thickening» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THICKENING

Find out the translation of thickening to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of thickening from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «thickening» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

加厚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

engrosamiento
570 millions of speakers

English

thickening
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उमड़ना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سماكة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

утолщение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

espessamento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘন হইতে ঘনতর হত্তন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

épaississement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penebalan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verdickung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

肥厚
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

두껍게
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Thickening
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dày
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தடித்தல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जाडसर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kalınlaşma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ispessimento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pogrubienie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

потовщення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

îngroșarea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πάχυνση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verdikking
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förtjockning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

jevning
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of thickening

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THICKENING»

The term «thickening» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.529 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THICKENING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «thickening» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «thickening» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about thickening

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THICKENING»

Discover the use of thickening in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to thickening and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Thickening and Gelling Agents for Food
The first edition of this book rapidly established itself as a prime source of highly practical technical information on this important class of food ingredients.
A. Imeson, 1997
2
Thickening Government: Federal Hierarchy and the Diffusion ...
Light presents a revealing look at how thick the bureaucracy really is, how and why thickening occurs, what difference it might make, and what can be done to both reverse the process and keep the thickening from growing back.
Paul Charles Light, 1995
3
Sedimentation and Thickening: Phenomenological Foundation ...
Introduction. Sedimentation. processes. in. history. Sedimentation is the process of deposition of solid material from a fluid, usually air or water, from a state of suspension. It is widely observed in nature in the formation of rocks and ore deposits ...
M.C. Bustos, 1999
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Atlas of Mammography
Thickening of the skin over the surface of the breast may occur in primary inflammatory carcinoma, other malignancies, and several benign conditions. It is important for the radiologist to be aware of ranges for normal thickness and to evaluate ...
Ellen Shaw De Paredes, 2007
5
Wastewater Sludge Processing
These solids, when recycled back to the plant influent, can degrade the plant effluent through additional solids and organic loading on the plant if this load has not been accounted for in the design. 3.3 THICKENING Thickening of sludge is a  ...
Izrail S. Turovskiy, P. K. Mathai, 2006
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Gastrointestinal Radiology: A Pattern Approach
THICKENING. OF. DUODENAL. FOLDS. A B Fig. 27-7. Duodenitis. Two examples of erosions (arrows). Disease Entities Inflammatory disorders Peptic ulcer disease Brunner's gland hyperplasia Zollinger-Ellison syndrome Duodenitis  ...
Ronald L. Eisenberg, 2003
7
Imaging of Diffuse Lung Disease
The average value of the bronchoarterial ratio has been reported to be 0.65 in normal subjects.19 Smooth bronchial wall thickening accompanies the bronchiectasis in most cases. The exception to this is in the thin-walled bronchiectasis that is ...
‎1999
8
Problem Solving in Abdominal Imaging with CD-ROM
Because air rises to the most nondependent portion of the lumen and produces some degree of luminal distension, the presence of air underlying apparent bowel wall thickening suggests that the loop in question is truly abnormal. Be cautious ...
Neal C. Dalrymple, John R. Leyendecker, Michael Oliphant, 2009
9
Practical Differential Diagnosis for CT and MRI
These include interlobular septal thickening, reticular densities, cystic air spaces, nodules, ground- glass attenuation, and consolidation. Septal Thickening In normal individuals, a few thin interlobular septa may be visualized on HRCT in the ...
Eugene Lin, 2008
10
Top 3 Differentials in Radiology: A Case Review
Key Imaging Finding Unilateral skin thickening □ Top 3 Differential Diagnoses • Inflammatory breast cancer. Inflammatory breast carcinoma is breast cancer ( ductal or lobular) with invasion of the dermal lymphatics, resulting in skin thickening, ...
William T. O'Brien, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THICKENING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term thickening is used in the context of the following news items.
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Breast-Feeding Tied to Healthier Arteries in Middle Age
Thickening in the artery walls can be viewed as "vascular aging," explained lead researcher Erica Gunderson, of Kaiser Permanente Northern California's ... «U.S. News & World Report, Jul 15»
2
Research and Markets: Sizing & Thickening Agents Market 2015 …
The global sizing & thickening agents market is projected to reach a value of $20.7 Billion by 2020, at a CAGR of 5.7% from 2015. The global sizing & thickening ... «Business Wire, Jun 15»
3
Sizing & Thickening Agents Market Worth $20.7 Billion by 2020
This report defines and segments the Sizing & Thickening Agents Market with analyses and projections of the market size, in terms of value. The market has ... «PR Newswire, Jun 15»
4
Public Release: 21-May-2015 EuroPCR 2015: New data clarify …
(PARIS, FRANCE) - New data released today at EuroPCR 2015 suggest that thickening of the valve leaflets following implantation of a transcatheter or surgical ... «EurekAlert, May 15»
5
Coy Howard book, The Thickening of Time, reviewed by Craig …
As his built works are rare gems, Coy is a legend capable of thickening time to process exceptional architecture, meticulously considered. McCafferty House in ... «Archinect, May 15»
6
WEATHER: Thickening cloud forecast by Met Office across …
Cloud will be thickening from the south through the morning, with outbreaks of rain developing by lunchtime. They will be continuing into the evening, locally ... «Lincolnshire Echo, May 15»
7
You beauty! Annabel Rivkin reviews Aveda's Thickening Tonic
Fine hair is truly disheartening. Every day is a bad hair day. It feels as though you can't do anything with the wispy nothingness and everywhere you look there ... «Evening Standard, Apr 15»
8
A Liquid That Can Stop A Bullet: New Liquid Armor Protects Better …
The armor is made from a liquid called Shear-Thickening Fluid or STF. According to Reuters, Polish researchers have designed a new bullet-proof body armor ... «The Inquisitr, Apr 15»
9
SCI-Arc Press Launches "The Thickening of Time" by Coy Howard
The Thickening of Time, a new book by senior SCI-Arc faculty Coy Howard, continues the school's tradition of innovation by challenging the current status of ... «Archinect, Apr 15»
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Shear-Thickening Fluid can stop a bullet in its tracks
When hit by a high-speed projectile, a wide area of the STF hardens instantly, causing the usually massive energy to be dispersed away from the wearer's ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»

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