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Bodyweight

Pronunciation varies by accent · noun

Meaning

The weight or mass of an organism..

Definitions by Sense

  1. The weight or mass of an organism.
  2. 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.

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What does bodyweight mean?

Bodyweight means The weight or mass of an organism..

What is a synonym for bodyweight?

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What is the opposite of bodyweight?

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How do you use bodyweight 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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