Definition of "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).
An object used to make something heavier.
A standardized block of metal used in a balance to measure the mass of another object.
Importance or influence.
A disc of iron, dumbbell, or barbell used for training the muscles.
Mass (net weight, atomic weight, molecular weight, troy weight, carat weight, etc.).
A variable which multiplies a value for ease of statistical manipulation.
The smallest cardinality of a base.
The boldness of a font; the relative thickness of its strokes.
The relative thickness of a drawn rule or painted brushstroke, line weight.
The illusion of mass.
The thickness and opacity of paint.
- verb
To add weight to something, in order to make it heavier.
To load, burden or oppress someone.
To assign weights to individual statistics.
To bias something; to slant.
To handicap a horse with a specified weight.
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