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- DictionaryWeight/wāt/
noun
- 1. 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: "he was at least 175 pounds in weight"
- 2. a piece of metal known to weigh a definite amount and used on scales to determine how heavy an object or quantity of a substance is.
verb
- 1. hold (something) down by placing a heavy object on top of it: "a mug half filled with coffee weighted down a stack of papers"
- 2. attach importance or value to: "speaking, reading, and writing should be weighted equally in the assessment"
1. A measure of the heaviness of an object: a contest to guess the weight of a pig. 2. The force with which a body is attracted to Earth or another celestial body, equal to the product of the object's mass and the acceleration of gravity. 3. a. A unit measure of gravitational force: a table of weights and measures. b.
Weight. In science and engineering, the weight of an object, is the force acting on the object due to acceleration or gravity. [1] [2] [3] Some standard textbooks [4] define weight as a vector quantity, the gravitational force acting on the object. Others [5] [6] define weight as a scalar quantity, the magnitude of the gravitational force.
5 days ago · the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs. 2. Physics. the force that gravitation exerts upon a body, equal to the mass of the body times the local acceleration of gravity: commonly taken, in a region of constant gravitational acceleration, as a measure of mass.
Definition of weight noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. 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 the body times the local acceleration of gravity: commonly taken, in a region of constant gravitational acceleration, as a measure of mass.
noun. /weɪt/ being heavy. [uncountable, countable] how heavy someone or something is, which can be measured in, for example, pounds or kilograms It is about 76 pounds in weight. Bananas are sold by weight. In the wild, this fish can reach a weight of 5 lbs. She is trying to lose weight (= become less heavy and less fat).
1. [noncount] a : a measurement that indicates how heavy a person or thing is. Please indicate your height and weight on the form. My weight is 150 pounds. b : the amount that a person or thing weighs : the heaviness of a person or thing. The boat sank under the weight of the cargo.
