basal metabolic rate

noun

The amount of energy expended while at rest in a neutrally temperate environment, in the post-absorptive state.

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BMR
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Meanings

nounbasal metabolic rate (plural basal metabolic rates)

plural basal metabolic rates

  1. medicineThe amount of energy expended while at rest in a neutrally temperate environment, in the post-absorptive state.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state

Similar
BMR
Broader
metabolic rate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic مُعَدَّل الْأَيْض الْأَسَاسِيّ, مُعَدَّل الاِسْتِقْلَاب الْأَسَاسِيّ
  • مُعَدَّل الْأَيْض الْأَسَاسِيّ (muʕaddal al-ʔayḍ al-ʔasāsiyy)amount of energy expended while at rest
  • مُعَدَّل الاِسْتِقْلَاب الْأَسَاسِيّ (muʕaddal al-istiqlāb al-ʔasāsiyy)amount of energy expended while at rest
  • مُعَدَّل الْأَيْض الْقَاعِدِيّ (muʕaddal al-ʔayḍ al-qāʕidiyy)amount of energy expended while at rest
Chinese Mandarin 基礎代謝率 /基础代谢率
  • 基礎代謝率 /基础代谢率 (jīchǔdàixièlǜ)amount of energy expended while at rest
Czech bazální metabolismus
  • bazální metabolismusamount of energy expended while at rest
Finnish perusaineenvaihdunta
  • perusaineenvaihduntaamount of energy expended while at rest
French taux métabolique de base
  • taux métabolique de baseamount of energy expended while at rest
German Grundumsatz, Ruheenergiebedarf
  • Grundumsatzamount of energy expended while at rest
  • Ruheenergiebedarfamount of energy expended while at rest
  • Ruhestoffwechselamount of energy expended while at rest
  • Ruheenergieumsatzamount of energy expended while at rest
Greek βασικός ρυθμός μεταβολισμού
  • βασικός ρυθμός μεταβολισμού (vasikós rythmós metavolismoú)amount of energy expended while at rest
Indonesian energi metabolisme basal, laju metabolisme basal
  • energi metabolisme basalamount of energy expended while at rest
  • laju metabolisme basalamount of energy expended while at rest
Malay kadar metabolisme asas
  • kadar metabolisme asasamount of energy expended while at rest
Russian Базовая ско́рость метаболизма
  • Базовая ско́рость метаболизма (Bazovaja skórostʹ metabolizma)amount of energy expended while at rest
Spanish tasa metabólica basal
  • tasa metabólica basalamount of energy expended while at rest
Swedish basalomsättning, basalmetabolism
  • basalomsättningamount of energy expended while at rest
  • basalmetabolismamount of energy expended while at rest
Cite this entry
APA

basal metabolic rate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basal%20metabolic%20rate

MLA

“basal metabolic rate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basal%20metabolic%20rate. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “basal metabolic rate,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basal%20metabolic%20rate.

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