What does body weight mean?
Body weight means The weight or mass of an organism..
Body weight
Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Meaning
The weight or mass of an organism..
Definitions by Sense
- The weight or mass of an organism.
- Employing (only) a person's own weight as resistance to movement for the purpose of physical exercise.
Example Sentences
C57BL/6 mice (postnatal day 45–100) expressing enhanced GFP under the Thy-1 promoter in a small subset of cortical neurons (line GFP-M 18 ) were anaesthetized with an intraperitoneal injection of ketamine (0.14 mg per gram of bodyweight) and xylazine (0.01 mg per gram of bodyweight).
Without access to a gym, Steve focused on bodyweight work.
As a warmup, Jennifer did ten bodyweight squats.
Synonyms for body weight
Antonyms for body weight
Related Words
Word Forms
- bodyweights
- body weight
Usage Notes
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How do you use body weight in a sentence?
C57BL/6 mice (postnatal day 45–100) expressing enhanced GFP under the Thy-1 promoter in a small subset of cortical neurons (line GFP-M 18 ) were anaesthetized with an intraperitoneal injection of ketamine (0.14 mg per gram of bodyweight) and xylazine (0.01 mg per gram of bodyweight).
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