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How to pronounce weights
IPA transcription: ['weɪts]
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Noun
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the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
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sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms
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the relative importance granted to something
“his opinion carries great weight”
“the progression implied an increasing weightiness of the items listed”
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an artifact that is heavy
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an oppressive feeling of heavy force
“bowed down by the weight of responsibility”
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(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance
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a system of units used to express the weight of something
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a unit used to measure weight
“he placed two weights in the scale pan”
Verb
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weight down with a load
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present with a bias
“He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders”
Usage examples
- The weights in W can be negative.
- How do you handle the negative weights?
- Does it make sense to have negative weights?
- Pottery, loom weights and animal bone finds suggest some form of occupation however.
- With three passengers, both weights were normally placed in the baggage compartment.
- How do you handle the negative weights?
- The weights in W can be negative.
- How do you handle the negative weights?
- The weights in W can be negative.
- In fact locomotive weights increased considerably in the succeeding years.