NOUN | communication | body mass index, BMI | a measure of someone's weight in relation to height |
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Meaning | A measure of someone's weight in relation to height; to calculate one's BMI, multiply one's weight in pounds and divide that by the square of one's height in inches; overweight is a BMI greater than 25; obese is a BMI greater than 30. | |
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Synonym | BMI | |
Broader | index, index number, indicant, indicator | A number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts |
Spanish | IMC, índice de masa corporal | |
Catalan | IMC, índex de massa corporal |
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