Definition of Thinner

1. Noun. A diluting agent.

Exact synonyms: Diluent, Dilutant
Generic synonyms: Agent
Derivative terms: Dilute, Thin, Thin

Definition of Thinner

1. n. One who thins, or makes thinner.

Definition of Thinner

1. Adjective. (comparative of thin lang=English POS=adjective) ¹

2. Noun. A liquid substance used to thin the consistency of another liquid. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Thinner

1. one that thins [n -S] - See also: thins

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thinner

thinkingness
thinkingnesses
thinkings
thinko
thinkos
thinks
thinkt
thinktank
thinktanker
thinktankers
thinktanks
thinky
thinly
thinned
thinned out
thinner (current term)
thinners
thinness
thinnesses
thinnest
thinning
thinning out
thinning shears
thinnings
thinnish
thinolite
thinolites
thins
thins out
thinspiration

Literary usage of Thinner

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1899)
"Boiler or other plate iron or steel, except crucible plate steel and saw plates hereinafter provided for, not thinner than number ten wire gauge, ..."

2. The Tribune Almanac and Political Register by Horace Greeley (1910)
"Boiler or other plate iron or steel, except crucible plate steel and saw plates hereinafter provided for in this section, not thinner than number ten wire ..."

3. Democratic Campaign Book: Congressional Election 1894 by Democratic Congressional Committee (1894)
"thinner than No. 20 and not thinner than No. 25 wire gauge, Ibs thinner than No. 25 wire gauge, Ibs Sheets or plates of iron or steel (excepting what are ..."

4. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"As the denier had become thinner and thinner in the course of the eleventh century, it was SILVER ..."

5. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1891)
"... valued at three cents per pound or less, eight inches or ks in width, and less than three eighths of one inch thick and not thinner than number ten wire ..."

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