body mass index

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body mass index

noun body mass indexes · body mass indices

A statistical measure of the weight of a person scaled according to height, used to estimate if a person is underweight or overweight. BMI units are defined as kg/m² ≈ 703*lb/in².
Similar: Quetelet index, BMI

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noun the measure of the weight in comparison with the height of a person

한국어	체질량 지수 chejillyang jisu
Português	índice de massa corporal
Français	indice de masse corporelle, IMC
Deutsch	Körpermasseindex, Körpermassezahl
Ελληνικά	δείκτης μάζας σώματος deíktis mázas sómatos, ΔΜΣ DMS
Română	indice de masă corporală, indice de greutate corporală
العربية	مُؤَشِّر كُتْلَة جِسْم

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@misc{body_mass_index_2026,
  title = {body mass index},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/body%20mass%20index},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}