a unit used to measure weight
quantity noun (quantities and units of measure)
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(* wt. may be used in a singular or plural context)
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Old English gewiht, from Proto-Germanic *(ga)wekhtiz, *(ga)wekhtjan (compare Old...
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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... (49 of 3558 words, 7 images)
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a measurement of the gravitational force acting on an object. In non-scientific contexts it may refer to an object's mass. ... | A measure of paper density | Line weight in contour line construction in cartography | Font weight | Body weight The weight... (40 of 319 words, 24 definitions)
a measure of the heaviness of an object; the amount anything weighs | [physics] the vertical force experienced by a mass as a result of gravitation. ... (25 of 735 words, 19 definitions, 16 usage examples, pronunciation)
a body's relative mass or the quantity of matter contained by it, giving rise to a downward force; the heaviness of a person or thing | [physics] the ... (27 of 617 words, 27 definitions, 18 usage examples, pronunciation)
the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs. | [physics] the force that gravitation exerts upon a body, equal to the mass of ... (26 of 529 words, 26 definitions, 18 usage examples, pronunciation)
the amount that a thing weighs ; the standard or established amount that a ... | a quantity or thing weighing a fixed and usually specified amount ; a ... (28 of 454 words, 11 definitions, 4 usage examples, pronunciation)
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to oppress with a burden | to load or make heavy with or as if with a weight ; to increase in heaviness by adding an ingredient | "weigh" ... (27 of 185 words, 6 definitions, 4 usage examples)
a portion or quantity weighing a definite or specified amount | heaviness as a quality of things ; [physics] the force of gravity acting on a body, ... (26 of 360 words, 17 definitions, 9 usage examples, pronunciation)
A measure of the heaviness of an object. | The force with which a body is attracted to Earth or another celestial body, equal to the product of the ... (28 of 333 words, 23 definitions, 11 usage examples, pronunciation)
[uncountable] a measurement of how heavy a person or thing is ; the condition or effect of being heavy | [countable] a heavy object that is used for ... (27 of 288 words, 6 definitions, 15 usage examples, pronunciation)
gravitational force of attraction on an object, caused by the presence of a massive second object, such as the Earth or Moon. Weight is a consequence ... (26 of 241 words)
The force on an object due to the gravitational attraction between it and the Earth (or whatever astronomical object it's primarily influenced by). | An object used to make something heavier. | A standardized block of metal used in a balance to measure... (41 of 234 words, 17 definitions, 4 usage examples, pronunciations)
measure of the force of gravity on a body (see gravitation). Since the weights of different bodies at the same location are proportional to their ... (25 of 212 words)
the amount that something or someone weighs | a piece of metal of known heaviness which can be used to measure the heaviness of other objects | any ... (26 of 74 words, 3 definitions, 4 usage examples, pronunciation)
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respect, influence, trust or importance (5 of 44 words, 3 usage examples, pronunciation)
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to fasten something heavy to something (6 of 26 words, 1 usage example, pronunciation)
the quality of heaviness in things, determined by their mass or quantity of ... | the heaviness of a particular object or person, especially as ... (24 of 492 words, 20 definitions, pronunciation)
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Origin: Old English gewiht, from Proto-Germanic *(ga)wekhtiz, *(ga)wekhtjan (compare Old Norse vætt, Old Frisian wicht, Middle ... (15 of 65 etymology words)
Origin: Old English gewiht, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wicht and German Gewicht. The form of the word has been influenced by "weigh1"
Origin: Middle English weiht, altered (influenced by weien, "weigh") from Old English wiht from wegan: see "weigh"
Origin: Old English wiht; related to Old Frisian, Middle Dutch wicht, Old Norse vētt, German Gewicht
Origin: Middle English wight, from Old English wiht; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.
Origin: Old English wiht, ġewiht
First use: before 12th century
Origin: Middle English wight, weght, from Old English wiht; akin to Old Norse vætt weight, Old English wegan to weigh
Origin: Old English wiht from Indo-European
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