Meanings
plural bodyweights · alternative body weight
- countableuncountableThe weight or mass of an organism.
C57BL/6 mice (postnatal day 45–100) expressing enhanced GFP under the Thy-1 promoter in a small subset of cortical neurons (line GFP-M 18 ) were anaesthetized with an intraperitoneal injection of ketamine (0.14 mg per gram of bodyweight) and xylazine (0.01 mg per gram of bodyweight).
2008 November 12, Sonja B. Hofer, et el., “Experience leaves a lasting structural trace in cortical circuits”, Nature Volume 457 No. 7227, doi:10.1038/nature07487
alternative body weight
- not comparableEmploying (only) a person's own weight as resistance to movement for the purpose of physical exercise.
As a warmup, Jennifer did ten bodyweight squats.
1 more example
Without access to a gym, Steve focused on bodyweight work.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Translations
Afrikaans liggaamsgewig, liggaamsmassa
- liggaamsgewigweight of an organism
- liggaamsmassaweight of an organism
Chinese Mandarin 體重 /体重, 自重的
- 體重 /体重 (tǐzhòng)weight of an organism
- 自重的 (zìzhòng de)employing only a person's own weight
Finnish ruumiinpaino, elopaino
- ruumiinpainoweight of an organism
- elopainoweight of an organism
- ruumiinpainollaemploying only a person's own weight
- ruumiinpaino-employing only a person's own weight
French poids du corps, au poids du corps
- poids du corpsweight of an organism
- au poids du corpsemploying only a person's own weight
German eigengewicht-
- eigengewicht-employing only a person's own weight
Hungarian testtömeg, testsúly
- testtömegweight of an organism
- testsúlyweight of an organism
Indonesian berat badan
- berat badanweight of an organism
Italian peso corporeo, a corpo libero
- peso corporeoweight of an organism
- a corpo liberoemploying only a person's own weight
Japanese 体重
- 体重 (taijū)weight of an organism
Polish masa ciała, masą ciała
- masa ciaławeight of an organism
- masą ciałaemploying only a person's own weight
Russian теле́сно-весово́й
- теле́сно-весово́й (telésno-vesovój)employing only a person's own weight
Spanish peso del cuerpo
- peso del cuerpoweight of an organism
Swedish kroppsvikt
- kroppsviktweight of an organism
Turkish vücut ağırlığı
- vücut ağırlığıweight of an organism
Cite this entry
bodyweight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bodyweight
“bodyweight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bodyweight. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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