Quetelet index

proper noun

Body mass index.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Quetelet's index

  1. Body mass index.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
body mass index

Origin

After Adolphe Quetelet (1796-1874).

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APA

Quetelet index. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quetelet%20index

MLA

“Quetelet index.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quetelet%20index. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Quetelet index,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quetelet%20index.

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