This glass is clear but has thickness variations due to small temperature changes just out of the vat as it was hardening.
Discs can be machined to eliminate thickness variation and lateral runout.
Uneven pad transfer will often lead to a thickness variation of the disc.
This small thickness variation can begin the cycle of uneven pad transfer.
If the angle is too large, the sample can crumple and the knife can induce periodic thickness variations in the cut.
The second member demonstrates pronounced thickness variations (from 8 to 12 m).
However, the casting process can be very economical for part designs that require intricate contoured surfaces, thickness variations, and internal features.
These thickness variations have been interpreted in terms of half-grabens within an overall rift setting.
An isopach map illustrates thickness variations within a tabular unit, layer or stratum.
It is rarely uniformly thick; thickness variations are usually visible.