menu#physical_characteristic this category is for menu-generation purposes
supertype: physical/spatial_attribute_or_quality_or_measure (pm) e.g., mass/length/color measure; here are most of the subtypes of #property.attribute, e.g., #visual_property
subtype: visual_property an attribute of vision
subtype: texture.visual_property (fine arts) the characteristic appearance of a surface having a tactile quality
subtype: grain.texture the direction or texture of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric: "saw the board across the grain"
subtype: woodgrain texture of fibers in wood
subtype: graining__woodgraining a texture like that of wood
subtype: marbleization__marbleisation__marbleizing__marbleising a texture like that of marble
subtype: light.visual_property__lightness__lightnes the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures; "he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark"
subtype: nimbus__aura__halo__glory an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
subtype: sunniness lightness created by sunlight
subtype: cloudlessness__cloudlessnes the lightness of a sunny day when there are no clouds in the sky
subtype: highlighting__highlight an area of lightness in a picture
subtype: brightness the location of a visual perception along the black-to-white continuum
subtype: glare__blaze__brilliance great brightness; "a glare of sunlight"; "the flowers were a blaze of color"
subtype: dazzle brightness enough to blind partially and temporarily
subtype: glister__glitter__glisten__scintillation__sparkle the quality of glittering or sparkling brightly
subtype: flash.brightness a momentary brightness
subtype: glint a spatially localized brightness
subtype: opalescence__iridescence the visual property of something having a milky brightness
subtype: radiancy__radiance__shine__effulgence__refulgence__refulgency the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
subtype: gleam__gleaming__glow__lambency an appearance of reflected light
subtype: shininess__shinines__luster__lustre the visual property of something that shines with reflected light
subtype: glossiness__polish__gloss__glos the property of being smooth and shiny
subtype: glaze.glossiness a glossy finish on a fabric
subtype: brilliancy__luster__lustre__splendor__splendour a quality that outshines the usual
subtype: dullness__dulness__dulnes a lack of visual brightness
subtype: subduedness__subduednes__dimnes the property of lacking brilliance
subtype: flatness__lusterlessness__lustrelessness__mat__matte the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
subtype: color__colour__coloring__colouring a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect; "white is made up of many different wavelengths of light"
subtype: heather_mixture__heathermixture__heather interwoven yarns of mixed colors producing muted grayish shades with flecks of color
subtype: tint__shade__tincture__tone a quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"
subtype: tinge__undertone a pale or subdued color
subtype: chromatic_color__chromatic_colour__chromaticcolour__spectralcolor__spectral_colour a color that has hue
subtype: red__redness__rednes the quality or state of the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
subtype: chrome_red a red pigment used in paints; basic lead chromate
subtype: Turkey_red__alizarine_red__alizarinered a bright orange-red color produced in cotton cloth with alizarine dye
subtype: carmine a variable color averaging a vivid red
subtype: crimson__ruby__deep_red a deep and vivid red
subtype: dark_red a red that reflects little light
subtype: burgundy a dark purplish red to blackish red
subtype: claret a dark purplish red
subtype: oxblood_red__oxbloodred a dark brownish red
subtype: wine-colored__wine a red as dark as red wine
subtype: purplish_red a red with a tinge of purple
subtype: magenta a dark purple-red; the dye was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta
subtype: cerise__cherry__cherry_red a red the color of ripe cherries
subtype: scarlet__orange_red a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
subtype: orange_color__orange__orangeness any of a range of colors between red and yellow
subtype: reddish_orange__reddishorange an orange color closer to red than to yellow
subtype: tangerine.color a reddish to vivid orange color
subtype: yellow__yellowness the quality or state of the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons
subtype: chrome_yellow yellow pigment consisting of neutral lead chromate
subtype: canary_yellow__canary a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge
subtype: amber.yellow__gold a deep yellow color; "an amber light illuminated the room"; "he admired the gold of her hair"
subtype: brownish_yellow yellow of low lightness with a brownish tinge
subtype: lemon_yellow__lemonyellow__gamboge__lemon__maize a strong yellow color
subtype: old_gold__oldgold a dark yellow
subtype: orange_yellow__saffron a shade of yellow tinged with orange
subtype: ocher__ochre a moderate yellow-orange to orange color
subtype: pale_yellow__straw a yellow tint; yellow diluted with white
subtype: greenish_yellow a shade of yellow tinged with green
subtype: blond_color__blondcolor__blond___blonde__blonde light yellow
subtype: green__greenness__greennes the property of being green; resembling the color of growing grass
subtype: greenishness the property of being somewhat green
subtype: sea_green__seagreen the property of a moderate green color resembling the waters of the sea
subtype: sage_green the color of sage leaves
subtype: bottle_green dark to moderate or grayish green
subtype: chrome_green a brilliant green color
subtype: emerald the green color of an emerald
subtype: olive_green__olivegreen a color that is lighter and greener than olive
subtype: yellow_green__yellowish_green__yellowishgreen__chartreuse__Paris_green__pea_green__peagreen a shade of green tinged with yellow
subtype: bluish_green__blue-green__teal a shade of green tinged with blue; "they painted it a light shade of bluish green"
subtype: cyan a blue-green that is one of the primary pigments
subtype: jade_green__jade a light green color varying from bluish green to yellowish green
subtype: blue__blueness the color of the clear sky in the daytime; "he had eyes of bright blue"
subtype: azure__cerulean__sapphire__lazuline__sky-blue__skyblue a light shade of blue
subtype: powder_blue a dusty pale blue color
subtype: steel_blue__steelblue a grayish blue color
subtype: Prussian_blue a dark greenish-blue color
subtype: dark_blue__navy__navy_blue a dark shade of blue
subtype: greenish_blue__aqua__aquamarine__turquoise__cobaltblue__peacock_blue__peacockblue a shade of blue tinged with green
subtype: purplish_blue__royal_blue__royalblue a shade of blue tinged with purple
subtype: ultramarine vivid blue to purple-blue
subtype: purple__purpleness__empurpled a chromatic color between red and blue
subtype: mauve a moderate purple
subtype: reddish_purple__reddishpurple__royal_purple__royalpurple a shade of purple tinged with red
subtype: Tyrian_purple a vivid purplish-red color
subtype: reddish_blue__reddishblue__violet a variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum
subtype: indigo a blue-violet color
subtype: pink a light shade of red
subtype: carnation a pink or reddish-pink color
subtype: rose.pink a dusty pink color
subtype: old_rose__oldrose a greyish-pink color
subtype: solferino__purplish_pink a purplish pink dye was discovered in 1859, the year a battle was fought at Solferino
subtype: yellowish_pink__yellowishpink__apricot__peach__salmon_pink a shade of pink tinged with yellow
subtype: coral a variable color averaging a deep pink
subtype: brown__brownness__brownnes an orange of low brightness and saturation
subtype: Vandyke_brown a moderate brown color
subtype: coffee__chocolate__deep_brown__umber__burntumber a medium to dark brown color
subtype: light_brown__lightbrown a brown that light but unsaturated
subtype: tan__topaz a light brown
subtype: grayish_brown__grayishbrown__dun__greyish_brown__greyishbrown__fawn a color varying around light grayish brown; "she wore a dun raincoat"
subtype: beige__ecru a very light brown
subtype: reddish_brown__reddishbrown__sepia__burntsienna__Venetian_red a shade of brown with a tinge of red
subtype: brick_red__brickred a bright reddish brown color
subtype: copper_color__copper a reddish brown the color of polished copper
subtype: Indian_red a reddish brown resembling the red soil used as body paint by American indians
subtype: yellowish_brown__raw_sienna__rawsienna__caramel__caramelbrown a medium to dark tan color
subtype: snuff-color__snuff-colour__snuffcolour dark yellowish brown
subtype: puce a color varying from dark purplish brown to dark red
subtype: olive_brown__olivebrown a shade of brown tinged with green
subtype: taupe a grayish brown
subtype: olive_color__olivecolor__olive a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation
subtype: olive_drab.olive_color__olivedrab a grayish olive or dark olive gray
subtype: pastel any of various pale or light colors
subtype: complementary_color__complementarycolor__complementary either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or gray (in the case of pigments); "yellow and purple are complementaries"
subtype: achromatic_color__achromatic_colour a color lacking hue; white or gray or black
subtype: black__blacknes the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
subtype: coal_black__ebony__jet_black__jetblack__pitch_black__pitchblack__sable__soot_black a very dark black
subtype: white the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
subtype: alabaster.white a very light white
subtype: bleach.white the whiteness that results from removing the color from something; "a complete bleach usually requires several applications"
subtype: off-white__offwhite__bone__ivory__pearl a shade of white the color of bleached bones
subtype: chalk.white a pure flat white with little reflectance
subtype: frostiness.white__hoariness__hoarines a silvery-white color
subtype: gray__grayness__grey__greyness a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
subtype: ash_gray__ashgray__ash_grey__ashgrey__silver__silver_gray__silver_grey a light shade of gray
subtype: charcoal_gray__charcoal__charcoal_grey__oxford_gray__oxford_grey a very dark gray color
subtype: dapple-gray__dapple-grey__dappled-gray__dappledgray__dappled-grey__dappledgrey gray with a mottled pattern of darker gray markings
subtype: iron-gray__iron-grey the color of freshly broken cast iron
subtype: tattletale_gray__tattletale_grey a grayish white
subtype: iron_blue__steel_gray__steelgray__davy'sgray slightly purplish or bluish dark gray
subtype: coloration appearance with regard to color: "her healthy coloration"
subtype: hair_coloring.coloration__haircoloring coloring of the hair: "her hair-coloring was unusual: a very pale gold"
subtype: pigmentation coloration of living tissues by pigment
subtype: chromatism abnormal pigmentation
subtype: melanoderma abnormally dark skin caused by increased deposits of melatonin
subtype: depigmentation absence or loss of pigmentation (or less than normal pigmentation) in the skin or hair
subtype: poliosis loss of color from the hair
subtype: protective_coloration coloration making an organism less visible or attractive to predators
subtype: aposematic_coloration__warning_coloration__warningcoloration conspicuous coloration or markings of an animal serving to warn off predators: "a skunk's aposematic coloration"
subtype: apatetic_coloration coloring serving to as natural camouflage
subtype: cryptic_coloration__crypticcoloration coloring that conceals or disguises an animal's shape
subtype: skin_color__complexion__skin_colour the coloring of a person's face
subtype: paleness__blondness__blondnes__fairnes the property of having a naturally light complexion
subtype: ruddiness__ruddines__rosines a healthy reddish complexion
subtype: lividness__lividnes__luridness__luridnes__palenes__pallidness__pallor__wanness__wannes unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)
subtype: sallowness a sickly yellowish skin color
subtype: tawniness__tawnines a tawny complexion
subtype: swarthiness__swarthines__darknes__duskines a swarthy complexion
subtype: nonsolid_color__nonsolid_colour__dithered_color__dithered_colour (computer science) a color produced by a pattern of differently colored dots that together simulate the desired color
subtype: colorlessness__colorlessnes__colourlessnes__achromatism the visual property of being without color
subtype: achromia (medical) an absence of normal pigmentation especially in the skin (as in albinism) or in red blood cells
subtype: color_property__colorproperty an attribute of color
subtype: hue the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength
subtype: chroma__saturation__intensity__vividness__vividnes chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vividness of hue
subtype: value.color_property relative darkness or lightness of a color: "I establish the colors and principal values by organizing the painting into three values--dark, medium...and light"-Joe Hing Lowe
subtype: lightness__lightnes having a light color
subtype: darkness having a dark or somber color
subtype: physical_property a property used to characterize physical objects
subtype: absorptivity__absorption_factor (physics) the property of a body that determines the fraction of the incident radiation or sound flux absorbed or absorbable by the body
subtype: inductance__induction (physics) a property of an electric circuit by which an electromotive force is induced in it by a variation of current
subtype: self_induction property whereby an electromotive force is induced in a circuit by a variation of current in the circuit itself
subtype: mutual_induction property whereby an electromotive force is induced in a circuit by variation of current in a neighboring circuit
subtype: inductance_unit a measure of the property of an electric circuit by which an electromotive force is induced in it
subtype: abhenry a unit of inductance equal to one billionth of a henry
subtype: millihenry a unit of inductance equal to one thousandth of a henry
subtype: henry__H a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
subtype: dissolubility__solubleness__solublenes the property of being dissoluble; "he measure the dissolubility of sugar in water"
subtype: reflectivity__reflection__reflexion the ability to reflect beams or rays
subtype: reverberation__echo__sound_reflection__soundreflection the persistence of a sound after its source has stopped
subtype: re-echo the echo of an echo
subtype: deflection.physical_property__deflexion__bending the property of being bent or deflected
subtype: wind_deflection__windage the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind
subtype: refractivity__refractiveness the physical property of a medium as determined by its index of refraction
subtype: temperature the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
subtype: absolute_temperature temperature measured on the absolute scale (the International Practical Scale of Temperature)
subtype: absolute_zero (cryogenics) the lowest temperature theoretically attainable (at which the kinetic energy of atoms and molecules is minimal); 0 Kelvin or -273.15 Centigrade or -459.67 Fahrenheit
subtype: Curie_temperature__Curie_point the temperature above which a ferromagnetic substance loses its ferromagnetism
subtype: dew_point__dewpoint the temperature at which condensation begins
subtype: flash_point__flashpoint the lowest temperature at which the vapor above a liquid can be ignited in air
subtype: freezing_point__melting_point__meltingpoint the temperature below which a liquid turns into a solid
subtype: boil__boiling_point__boilingpoint the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level: "the brought to water to a boil"
subtype: mercury temperature measured by a mercury thermometer; "the mercury was falling rapidly"
subtype: room_temperature the normal temperature of room in which people live
subtype: simmer temperature just below the boiling point: "the stew remained at a simmer for hours"
subtype: body_temperature__blood_heat__bloodheat temperature of the body; normally 98.6 F or 37 C in humans; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health
subtype: basal_body_temperature body temperature in the morning before rising or moving about or eating anything
subtype: low_temperature__coldness__cold the absence of heat; "the coldness made our breath visible"; "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor"
subtype: iciness__icines__gelidity coldness due to a cold environment
subtype: chilliness__coolness the property of being moderately cold; "the chilliness of early morning"
subtype: frostiness coldness as evidenced by frost
subtype: cool the quality of being cool: "the cool of early morning"
subtype: hotness__heat__high_temperature the presence of heat
subtype: calefaction__incalescence the property of being warming
subtype: fieriness__fierines__redheat the heat of fire
subtype: torridity extreme heat
subtype: warmness__warmth the quality of having a moderate degree of heat: "an agreeable warmth in the house"
subtype: tepidity__lukewarmness__tepidness__tepidnes a warmness resembling the temperature of the skin
subtype: white_heat__whiteheat the hotness of something heated until it turns white
subtype: temperature_unit__temperatureunit a unit of measurement for temperature
subtype: degree.temperature_unit a unit of temperature on a specified scale; "the game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature"
subtype: degree_Centigrade__degree_Celsius__C a degree on the Centigrade scale of temperature
subtype: standard_temperature exactly zero degrees Centigrade
subtype: STP__s.t.p. standard temperature and pressure
subtype: degree_Fahrenheit__F a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
subtype: millidegree a unit of temperature equal to one-thousandth of a degree
subtype: kelvin__K the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the System International d'Unites
subtype: Rankine a unit of temperature on the Rankine scale
subtype: degree_day a unit used in estimating fuel requirements for heating a building
subtype: celsius__celsiu
subtype: fahrenheit
subtype: heat_content__total_heat__totalheat__enthalpy the sum of the internal energy of a system and the product of its volume and pressure
subtype: perceptibility the property of being perceptible
subtype: visibleness__visiblenes quality or fact or degree of being visible; perceptible by the eye or obvious to the eye: "low visibility caused by fog"
subtype: conspicuousness__conspicuousnes high visibility
subtype: obviousness__obviousnes__noticeableness__patency the property of being easy to see and understand
subtype: apparentness__apparency the property of being apparent
subtype: blatancy the property of being both obvious and offensive; "the blatancy of his attempt to whitewash the crime was unforgivable"
subtype: predomination__predominance the quality of being more noticeable than anything else; "the predomination of blues gave the painting a quiet tone"
subtype: obtrusiveness__obtrusivenes an unwelcome conspicuousness
subtype: strikingness__boldness the quality of standing out strongly and distinctly
subtype: visual_range (meteorology) distance at which a given standard object can be seen with the unaided eye
subtype: audibility__audibleness__audiblenes quality or fact or degree of being audible or perceptible by the ear
subtype: invisibility__invisibleness__invisiblenes the quality of not being perceivable by the eye
subtype: inconspicuousness__inconspicuousnes the quality of being not easily seen
subtype: unnoticeableness the quality of being not easily noticed
subtype: unobtrusiveness the quality of not sticking out in an unwelcome way
subtype: luminosity__brightness__brightness_level__luminance__luminousness__light the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light; "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun"
subtype: illuminance__illumination the luminous flux incident on a unit area
subtype: incandescence light from heat
subtype: luminescence.luminosity__glow light from nonthermal sources
subtype: inaudibility__inaudibleness__inaudiblenes the quality of not being perceptible b;y the ear
subtype: imperceptibility the property of being imperceptible
subtype: reluctivity (physics) the resistance of a material to the establishment of a magnetic field in it
subtype: sensitivity the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences: "a galvanometer of extreme sensitivity"
subtype: perceptiveness the quality of insight and sympathetic understanding
subtype: frequency_response__frequencyresponse (electronics) a response depicting the output-to-input ratio of a transducer as a function of frequency
subtype: case_sensitivity
subtype: elasticity the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
subtype: resilience__resiliency the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit
subtype: bounciness__bounce the quality of a substance that is able to rebound
subtype: give__spring__springiness__springines the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
subtype: stretchiness__stretch__stretchability the capacity for being stretched
subtype: toughness__toughnes the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking
subtype: elasticity_of_shear the elasticity of a body that has been pulled out of shape by a shearing force
subtype: malleability__plasticity the property of being physically malleable; the property of something that can be worked or hammered or shaped under pressure without breaking
subtype: ductility the malleability of something that can be drawing into wires or hammered into thin sheets
subtype: flexibleness__flexibility the property of being flexible
subtype: bendability__pliability the property of being easily bent without breaking
subtype: pliancy__pliantness__suppleness the property of being pliant
subtype: inelasticity the lack of elasticity
subtype: deadness.inelasticity the physical property of something that has lost its elasticity; "he objected to the deadness of the tennis balls"
subtype: stiffness.inelasticity__stiffnes the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend
subtype: rigidness__rigidnes the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending
subtype: inflexibleness__inflexibility a lack of physical flexibility
subtype: unmalleability a lack of malleability
subtype: mass the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
subtype: biomass__biomas the total mass of living matter in a given unit area
subtype: rest_mass (physics) the mass of a body as measured when the body is at rest relative to an observer, an inherent property of the body
subtype: relativistic_mass (physics) the mass of a body in motion relative to the observer: it is equal to the rest mass multiplied by a factor that is greater than 1 and that increases as the magnitude of the velocity increases
subtype: bulk the property possessed by a large mass
subtype: gravitational_mass (physics) the mass of a body as measured by its gravitational attraction for other bodies
subtype: inertial_mass (physics) the mass of a body as determined by the second law of motion from the acceleration of the body when it is subjected to a force that is not due to gravity
subtype: atomic_mass (chemistry) the mass (in atomic mass units) of an isotope of an element
subtype: atomic_weight__relative_atomic_mass (chemistry) the ratio of the atomic mass of an element to half the atomic mass of carbon-12
subtype: equivalent_weight__equivalent__combining_weight__combiningweight__eq the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen
subtype: milliequivalent one-thousandth of an equivalent
subtype: molecular_weight__molecularweight__relative_molecular_mass (chemistry) the sum of the relative atomic masses of the constituent atoms of a molecule
subtype: mass_defect__mass_deficiency the amount by which the mass of an atomic nucleus is less than the sum of the masses of its constituent particles
subtype: mass_unit a unit of measurement for mass
subtype: atomic_mass_unit unit of mass for expressing masses of atoms or molecules
subtype: mass_number__nucleon_number__nucleonnumber the sum of the number of neutrons and protons in an atomic nucleus
subtype: avoirdupois_unit__avoirdupoisunit any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights
subtype: grain.avoirdupois_unit 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams
subtype: dram 1/16 ounce or 1.771 grams
subtype: ounce a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams
subtype: lb__pound 16 ounces; "he tried to lift 100 pounds"
subtype: stone.avoirdupois_unit (British) an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds
subtype: quarter.avoirdupois_unit $('p' #lb removed since already part of stone.avoirdupois_unit)$ a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
subtype: long_hundredweight__hundredweight__cwt a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds
subtype: short_hundredweight__shorthundredweight__hundredweight__cwt__centner__quintal a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds
subtype: long_ton__ton__gross_ton__grosston a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds
subtype: short_ton__shortton__ton__net_ton__netton a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds
subtype: kiloton.avoirdupois_unit one thousand tons
subtype: megaton.avoirdupois_unit one million tons
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 the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
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: 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)
subtype: momentum the product of a body's mass and its velocity; "the momentum of the particles was deduced from meteoritic velocities"
subtype: angular_momentum__angularmomentum the product of the momentum of a rotating body and its distance from the axis of rotation; "any rotating body has an angular momentum about its center of mass"; "angular momentum makes the world go round"
subtype: fugacity the tendency of a gas to expand or escape
subtype: length.distance the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest horizontal dimension of something that is fixed in place; "the length of the table was 5 feet"
subtype: circumference the length of the closed curve of a circle
subtype: diameter__diam the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference
subtype: bore__caliber__calibre diameter of a tube or gun barrel
subtype: windage bore-to-projectile difference in diameter
subtype: radius__r the length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere
subtype: semidiameter the apparent radius of a celestial body when viewed as a disc from the earth
subtype: radius_of_curvature the radius of the circle of curvature; the absolute value of the reciprocal of the curvature of a curve at a given point
subtype: longness.length spatial extent
subtype: lengthiness__lengthines__prolongation amount or degree or range to which something extends: "the wire has an extension of 50 feet"
subtype: elongation.longness the quality of being elongated
subtype: shortness__shortnes the property of being of short spatial extent
subtype: length__distance size of the gap between two places; "the distance from New York to Chicago"; "he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points"
subtype: leg.distance (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack
subtype: arm's_length__arm'slength a distance sufficient to exclude intimacy
subtype: light_time__lighttime distance measured in terms of the speed of light (or radio waves); "the light time from Jupiter to the sun is approximately 43 minutes"
subtype: skip_distance the shortest distance that permits radio signals (of a given frequency) to travel from the transmitter to the receiver by reflection from the ionosphere
subtype: wingspan__wingspread linear distance between the extremities of an airfoil
subtype: wingspread distance between the tips of the wings (as of a bird or insect) when fully extended
subtype: altitude the perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to opposite vertex (or side if parallel)
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