Equal+weight
21weight — /weɪt / (say wayt) noun 1. amount of heaviness; amount a thing weighs. 2. the force which gravitation exerts upon a material body, varying with altitude and latitude. It is often taken as a measure of the mass, which does not vary, and is equal… …
22weight — [[t]weɪt[/t]] n. 1) wam the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs 2) phs the force that gravitation exerts upon a body, equal to the mass of the body times the local acceleration of gravity 3) wam a system of units for… …
23weight — I. noun Etymology: Middle English wight, weght, from Old English wiht; akin to Old Norse vætt weight, Old English wegan to weigh Date: before 12th century 1. a. the amount that a thing weighs b. (1) the standard or established amount that a thing …
24Weight machine — A weight machine is an exercise machine used for weight training that uses gravity as the primary source of resistance, and a combination of simple machines to convey that resistance to the person using the machine. Each of the simple machines… …
25weight — The product of the force of gravity, defined internationally as 9.80665 m/s2, times the mass of the body. [A.S. gewiht] apothecaries w. an obsolescent system of weights based upon the w. of a grain of wheat. Has been used for centuries in… …
26weight-for-age — The purpose of weight for age is to allow horses of different age and sex to compete on equal terms. The weight a horse carried is allocated on a set scale according to its sex and age …
27market weight — UK US adjective STOCK MARKET ► used for talking about the value of a particular type of shares in relation to others on a particular stock market: »Financial stocks account for about 60% of the market weight of Hong Kong s benchmark index. → See… …
28coun·ter·weight — /ˈkaʊntɚˌweıt/ noun, pl weights [count] : a weight that provides a balance against something of equal weight The crane has a heavy counterweight on the back. often used figuratively Their liberal views act as a counterweight to/against the… …
29atomic weight — weight of one atom of a particular element (one unit of weight is equal to 1/12 of the weight of a carbon 12 atom) …
30Mass versus weight — The chains on the swing hold all the child’s weight. If one were to stand behind her at the bottom of the arc and try to stop her, one would be acting against her inertia, which arises purely from mass, not weight. In everyday usage, the mass of… …
