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Thin

Thin is an adjective that describes objects or bodies with a small distance between opposing surfaces, or a light or slender build in living beings. It can refer to physical thickness, such as a thin sheet, a thin layer, or a thin slice. It can also describe people or animals that are slender or lean, sometimes implying little body fat or musculature. The word is often contrasted with thick and fat, but in many cases context clarifies whether thickness, width, or mass is meant.

Thin is also used metaphorically to express scarcity, fragility, or insubstantiality, as in thin ice, thin margins,

In science and technology, thin appears in terms such as thin film, a layer with thickness ranging

Etymology: Thin originates from Old English thynne, thinne, from Proto-Germanic roots related to Dutch dun and

or
thin
air.
Idioms
can
convey
risk,
slight
likelihood,
or
weak
support.
from
nanometers
to
micrometers,
used
in
optics,
electronics,
and
coatings,
and
in
computing
as
a
thin
client,
a
lightweight
device
that
relies
on
a
server
for
most
processing.
German
dünn,
and
is
cognate
with
those
terms
in
other
Germanic
languages.