#weight the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
supertype: physical_property a property used to characterize physical objects
subtype: body_weight the weight of a person's body
subtype: reporting_weight__reportingweight a person's body weight (as an athlete's) at the beginning of the season (when first reporting for practice)
subtype: dead_weight a heavy motionless weight
subtype: weightiness__weightines__heavines the property of being comparatively great in weight; "the heaviness of lead"
subtype: heft__heftiness__heftines__massivenes__ponderousnes the property of being large in mass
subtype: preponderance exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight; "the least preponderance in either pan will unbalance the scale"
subtype: poundage weight expressed in pounds
subtype: throw-weight__throwweight the weight of the payload of a missile (not including the weight of the rocket)
subtype: weightlessness__lightness__lightnes the property of being comparatively small in weight; "the lightness of balsa wood"
subtype: buoyancy__airiness the property of something weightless and insubstantial
subtype: metric_weight_unit__weight_unit a decimal unit of weight based on the gram
subtype: microgram__mcg one millionth of a gram
subtype: milligram__mg 1/1000 gram
subtype: metric_grain__grain used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
subtype: decigram__dg 1/10 gram
subtype: carat a unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg
subtype: gram__gramme__gm__g a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
subtype: gram_atom__gram-atomic_weight the quantity of an element whose weight in grams is numerically equal to the atomic weight of the element
subtype: gram_molecule__mole__mol the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the System International d'Unites
subtype: dekagram__decagram__dkg__dag 10 grams
subtype: hectogram__hg 100 grams
subtype: kilogram__kg__kilo__key one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the System International d'Unites; "a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds"; "they were carrying two keys of heroin"
subtype: myriagram__myg one ten thousandth of a centner
subtype: centner in some European countries: a unit of weight equivalent to 50 kilograms
subtype: metric_hundredweight__hundredweight__doppelzentner__centner a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
subtype: quintal a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
subtype: metric_ton__MT__tonne__t a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms
subtype: weight_unit a unit used to measure weight; "he placed two weights in the scale pan"
subtype: troy_unit any of the unit of the troy system of weights
subtype: grain.troy_unit 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams
subtype: pennyweight a unit of apothecary weight equal to 24 grains
subtype: apothecaries'_ounce__apothecaries'ounce__ounce__troyounce a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound
subtype: troy_pound__apothecaries'_pound__apothecaries'pound an apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces or 373.242 grams
subtype: apothecaries'_unit__apothecaries'unit__apothecaries'weight any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces
subtype: grain.troy_unit 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams
subtype: scruple.apothecaries'_unit a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
subtype: dram.apothecaries'_unit__drachm__drachma a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains
subtype: apothecaries'_ounce__apothecaries'ounce__ounce__troyounce a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound
subtype: troy_pound__apothecaries'_pound__apothecaries'pound an apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces or 373.242 grams
subtype: arroba.weight_unit a unit of weight used in some Spanish speaking countries
subtype: catty__cattie any of various units of weight used in SE Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams)
subtype: crith the weight of a liter of hydrogen (at 0 Centigrade and 760 millimeters pressure)
subtype: frail.weight_unit the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds
subtype: last.weight_unit a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds
subtype: maund a unit of weight used in Asia; has different values in different countries; "the official maund in India is 82.6 pounds avoirdupois"
subtype: obolus a Greek unit of weight equal to one tenth of a gram
subtype: oka.weight_unit a Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds
subtype: picul a unit of weight used in some parts of Asia; approximately equal to 133 pounds (the load a grown man can carry)
subtype: pood a Russian unit of weight equal to approximately 36 pounds
subtype: rotl a unit of weight used in some Moslem countries near the Mediterranean; varies between one and five pounds
subtype: tael a unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces
subtype: welterweight.weight_unit a weight of 28 pounds; sometimes imposed as a handicap in a horse race (such as a steeple chase or hurdle race)
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