shell thickness meaning

Noun: thickness    thiknis The dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width  Indistinct articulation "judging from the thickness of his speech...

Noun: shell    shel Ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun  The material that for...

[Design engineering] "The tangential thickness of a tooth on a circular gear, as measured along a chord of the pitch circle."

[Electronics] On magnetic tape or magnetic disks, the depth of the magnetic coating applied to the base.

[Design engineering] The sum of required thickness and corrosion allowance utilized for individual parts of a boiler or pressure vessel.

[Architecture] In a hollow masonry unit , the thickness which the hollow masonry unit would have if it had no voids but had the same mass.

[Medicine] ERYTHROCYTE size and HEMOGLOBIN content or concentration,usually derived from ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; BLOOD hemoglobin concentration; and HEMATOCRIT. The indices include the mean cor...

[Defence] (*) Thickness of absorbing material necessary to reduce by one-half the intensity of radiation which passes through it.

[Design engineering] The thickness calculated by recognized formulas for boiler or pressure vessel construction before corrosion allowance is added.

[Medicine] The measurement of subcutaneous fat located directly beneath the skin by grasping a fold of skin and subcutaneous fat between the thumb and forefinger and pulling it away from t...