Definitions for weight
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Princeton's WordNet(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. weight(noun)

   the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity

2. weight, free weight, exercising weight(noun)

   sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms

3. weight, weightiness(noun)

   the relative importance granted to something

   "his opinion carries great weight"; "the progression implied an increasing weightiness of the items listed"

4. weight(noun)

   an artifact that is heavy

5. weight(noun)

   an oppressive feeling of heavy force

   "bowed down by the weight of responsibility"

6. system of weights, weight(noun)

   a system of units used to express the weight of something

7. weight unit, weight(noun)

   a unit used to measure weight

   "he placed two weights in the scale pan"

8. weight, weighting(verb)

   (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance

9. burden, burthen, weight, weight down(verb)

   weight down with a load

10. slant, angle, weight(verb)

    present with a bias

    "He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders"

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1. Weight(v. t.)

   (Math.) to assign a numerical value expressing relative importance to (a measurement), to be multiplied by the value of the measurement in determining averages or other aggregate quantities; as, they weighted part one of the test twice as heavily as part 2.

Wiktionary(2.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. weight(Noun)

   The force on an object due to the gravitational attraction between it and the Earth (or whatever astronomical object it is primarily influenced by).

   Etymology: wiht, ġewiht

2. weight(Noun)

   An object used to make something heavier.

   Etymology: wiht, ġewiht

3. weight(Noun)

   A standardized block of metal used in a balance to measure the mass of another object.

   Etymology: wiht, ġewiht

4. weight(Noun)

   Importance or influence

   Etymology: wiht, ġewiht

5. weight(Noun)

   A disc of iron, dumbbell, or barbell used for training the muscles.

   He's working out with weights.

   Etymology: wiht, ġewiht

6. weight(Noun)

   Mass (net weight, atomic weight, molecular weight, troy weight, carat weight, etc.).

   Etymology: wiht, ġewiht

7. weight(Noun)

   A variable which multiplies a value for ease of statistical manipulation.

   Etymology: wiht, ġewiht

8. weight(Noun)

   The smallest cardinality of a base.

   Etymology: wiht, ġewiht

9. weight(Noun)

   The boldness of a font; the relative thickness of its strokes.

   Etymology: wiht, ġewiht

10. weight(Verb)

    To add weight to something, in order to make it heavier.

    Etymology: wiht, ġewiht

11. weight(Verb)

    To load, burden or oppress someone.

    Etymology: wiht, ġewiht

12. weight(Verb)

    To assign weights to individual statistics.

    Etymology: wiht, ġewiht

13. weight(Verb)

    To bias something; to slant.

    Etymology: wiht, ġewiht

14. weight(Verb)

    To handicap a horse with a specified weight.

    Etymology: wiht, ġewiht

15. weight(Noun)

    The relative thickness of a drawn rule or painted brushstroke, line weight.

    Etymology: wiht, ġewiht

16. weight(Noun)

    The illusion of mass.

    Etymology: wiht, ġewiht

17. weight(Noun)

    The thickness and opacity of paint.

    Etymology: wiht, ġewiht

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Weight(verb)

   the quality of being heavy; that property of bodies by which they tend toward the center of the earth; the effect of gravitative force, especially when expressed in certain units or standards, as pounds, grams, etc

2. Weight(verb)

   the quantity of heaviness; comparative tendency to the center of the earth; the quantity of matter as estimated by the balance, or expressed numerically with reference to some standard unit; as, a mass of stone having the weight of five hundred pounds

3. Weight(verb)

   hence, pressure; burden; as, the weight of care or business

4. Weight(verb)

   importance; power; influence; efficacy; consequence; moment; impressiveness; as, a consideration of vast weight

5. Weight(verb)

   a scale, or graduated standard, of heaviness; a mode of estimating weight; as, avoirdupois weight; troy weight; apothecaries' weight

6. Weight(verb)

   a ponderous mass; something heavy; as, a clock weight; a paper weight

7. Weight(verb)

   a definite mass of iron, lead, brass, or other metal, to be used for ascertaining the weight of other bodies; as, an ounce weight

8. Weight(verb)

   the resistance against which a machine acts, as opposed to the power which moves it

9. Weight(verb)

   to load with a weight or weights; to load down; to make heavy; to attach weights to; as, to weight a horse or a jockey at a race; to weight a whip handle

10. Weight(verb)

    to assign a weight to; to express by a number the probable accuracy of, as an observation. See Weight of observations, under Weight

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1. Weight

   In science and engineering, the weight of an object is usually taken to be the force on the object due to gravity. Its magnitude, often denoted by an italic letter W, is the product of the mass m of the object and the magnitude of the local gravitational acceleration g; thus: W = mg. The term weight and mass are often confused with each other in everyday discourse but they are distinct quantities. The unit of measurement for weight is that of force, which in the International System of Units is the newton. For example, an object with a mass of one kilogram has a weight of about 9.8 newtons on the surface of the Earth, and about one-sixth as much on the Moon. In this sense of weight, a body can be weightless only if it is far away from any gravitating mass. There is also a rival tradition within Newtonian physics and engineering which sees weight as that which is measured when one uses scales. There the weight is a measure of the magnitude of the reaction force exerted on a body. Typically, in measuring someone's weight, the person is placed on scales at rest with respect to the earth but the definition can be extended to other states of motion. Thus in a state of free fall, the weight would be zero. In this second sense of weight, terrestrial objects can be weightless. Ignoring air resistance, an apple on its way to meet Newton's head is weightless.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'weight' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1234

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'weight' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1172

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'weight' in Nouns Frequency: #483

How to pronounce weight?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of weight in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of weight in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of weight in a Sentence

1. George Chang:

   A patient who is obese will be at higher risk for complications and often times more severe complications from surgery than someone at an optimal weight.

2. Amira Kassis:

   There’s energy needs, depending on the age, height and weight of each pilot – we measured their energy expenditure in the lab here, there’s also protein requirements based on the physiology of each pilot.

3. Mary Fowkes:

   Most of the cases are pretty straightforward, the lungs are usually so severely involved with pathology, so they are two to three times or more the normal weight of a normal lung.

4. Eric Dickson:

   With the full weight of the federal government behind this initiative it can — and should — be done.

5. Guangdong Wen:

   You need a certain weight, the body should look good, the taste must suit people's expectations.

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