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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'weight' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions weight noun (wikipedia, weight) The force on an object due to the gravitational attraction between it and the Earth. An object used to make something heavier. A standardized block of metal used in a balance to measure the mass of another object. (weightlifting): A disc of iron, dumbbell, or barbell used for training the muscles. (physics) mass (net weight, atomic weight, molecular weight, troy weight, carat weight, etc.) (statistics) A variable which multiplies a value for ease of statistical manipulation. (topology) the smallest cardinality of a base :Compare to mass. Translations:  Dutch: gewicht French: masse German: Masse Italian: massa (trans-mid) Spanish: masa verb  (transitive) To add weight to something, in order to make it heavier. (transitive) To load, burden or oppress someone. (context, transitive, mathematics) To assign weights to individual statistics. (transitive) To bias something; to slant. (context, transitive, horse racing) To handicap a horse with a specified weight. Translations:  German: gewichten (trans-mid) French: pondérer Etymology: wiht, Äewiht        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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