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body mass index

body mass index noun: a statistical measure of the weight of a person scaled according to height, used to estimate if a person is underweight or overweight. BMI units are defined as kg/m² ≈ 703*lb/in².

Noun

body mass index (plural body mass indexes or body mass indices)

  1. A statistical measure of the weight of a person scaled according to height, used to estimate if a person is underweight or overweight. BMI units are defined as kg/m² ≈ 703*lb/in².
    Synonyms:
    Quetelet index, BMI

body mass index meaning in Tamil, Arabic, Malay and Indonesian

body mass index in Tamil

உடல் நிறைச் சுட்டெண், உடல் நிறை குறியீட்டெண், பருமயெண்

body mass index in Arabic

the measure of the weight in comparison with the height of a person
مُؤَشِّر كُتْلَة جِسْم

body mass index in Malay

the measure of the weight in comparison with the height of a person
indeks jisim badan, indeks jisim tubuh

body mass index in Indonesian

the measure of the weight in comparison with the height of a person
indeks massa tubuh

Synonyms of body mass index

Forms of body mass index

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pluralbody mass indices

Questions about body mass index

What does body mass index mean?
Body mass index means a statistical measure of the weight of a person scaled according to height, used to estimate if a person is underweight or overweight. BMI units are defined as kg/m² ≈ 703*lb/in².
What is body mass index in Tamil?
Body mass index in Tamil is உடல் நிறைச் சுட்டெண், உடல் நிறை குறியீட்டெண், பருமயெண். See Body mass index meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is body mass index?
Body mass index is a noun.
What is the plural of body mass index?
The plural of body mass index is body mass indexes.

Words near body mass index in the dictionary

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  4. body man
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  6. body mass index
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  9. body matter
  10. body mechanics
  11. body men

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