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thinning

thinning

21 3.4
Making a liquid less thick by adding water or another liquid
  • noun
  • /ˈθɪnɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : dilución
  • The technician suggested thinning the adhesive with a special solvent for easier application.
  • strand thinning
  • thinning treatment
  • thinning level

We did do a good bit of thinning out the adhesive first, the razor, but it's not too hard overall.

Examples

  • To improve the texture of the sauce, she recommended thinning it with some vegetable broth.

  • What is the effect of the thinning normally?

  • So thinning makes a big difference.

  • Sir, are we approved to commence the thinning?

    The Thinning (2016)

  • Whether you're experiencing thinning or not, you deserve hair as strong as you are.

  • Under the fluorescent lights, she was surprised to see Robert's thinning hair flecked with silver.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Milosz was a composer; he wore his thinning hair gathered in a ponytail.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Ladies with thinning hair or bald spots, G.L.H. Solves the problem instantly.

    10 Things I Hate About You (1999)

  • Freddy entered exactly on time: about five-foot-six, small-boned, with thinning white hair brushed straight back.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • The artist used a solvent for the thinning of the paint to achieve a lighter shade.

Synonyms

dilution
vsthinning
  • Specialized
11 4.4

Making a liquid weaker by adding water or another liquid

is the act of making a substance less concentrated by adding a diluent

Antonyms

concentration
  • Specialized
101 4.0

Amount of a substance in a liquid or solution

Compounds

thinning shears
  • Jargon
5.5

Scissors with a blade that has small teeth to remove small amounts of hair

How Dilute

dilution
  • Specialized
11 4.4
thinning
  • Specialized
21 3.4
concentration
  • Specialized
101 4.0

Surface Forms

thinning singular
thinnings plural

Morphology

thinning = thin (transparent) = thin + ing

Formed by the productive nominalizing/gerundial suffix '-ing' on the verb 'thin'; the meaning (the process of making less concentrated) follows directly from the base.

Etymology

The word thinning comes from thin meaning 'not thick' and the action ending -ing, so it simply means the act of making something thin. Think of adding water or a paint thinner to ink or paint to make it flow more easily — that process is a thinning, which is why the word means making a liquid less concentrated.