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body weight

body weight

30 1.4
How heavy a person is
  • noun
  • /ˈbɑdi weɪt/
translation icon : peso corporal
  • To maintain good health, it is important to monitor your body weight regularly.
  • high body weight
  • percent of body weight
  • body weight of 73.8 kg

And there's evidence for a greater body weight and length at birth.

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Examples

  • She lost five pounds to reach her ideal body weight before the summer.

  • His diet, his body weight, his attitude, his energy.

  • Get to your ideal body weight and stay there forever.

  • People can maintain body weight for a a long time doing this.

  • Monkeys can carry three times their body weight.

  • The weight of all mice was monitored daily to ensure that body weight would not drop below 80% of starting weight.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Nutritional and nursing students probably have a better understanding and awareness of body weight maintenance.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Athletes, like ballet dancers, place an emphasis on lean body weight and experience intense performance expectations.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Low birthweight was defined as a body weight < 2,500 g.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Participants doing Zoe saw larger reductions in blood fat, body weight and waist size.

    ZOE

Synonyms

weight
vsbody weight
789 1.0

A measurement that shows how heavy something is

refers only to a person's total heaviness rather than any object

How Heavy

obese
126 3.8
overweight
146 2.2
body weight
30 1.4
underweight
8 3.1

Surface Forms

body weight singular
body weights plural

Morphology

body + weight

The meaning 'the weight of a person's body' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'body' (physical structure) with 'weight' (heaviness). This regular noun–noun compound follows standard compositional patterns found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

The phrase body weight comes from the simple picture of standing on a scale to measure your body's weight. That image shows 'how heavy you are', so the phrase means the weight of a person's body.