#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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