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The quality of being heavy; that property of bodies by
which they tend toward the center of the earth; the effect of
gravitative force, especially when expressed in certain units or
standards, as pounds, grams, etc. |
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The quantity of heaviness; comparative tendency to the
center of the earth; the quantity of matter as estimated by the
balance, or expressed numerically with reference to some standard unit;
as, a mass of stone having the weight of five hundred pounds. |
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Hence, pressure; burden; as, the weight of care or
business. |
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Importance; power; influence; efficacy; consequence;
moment; impressiveness; as, a consideration of vast weight. |
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A scale, or graduated standard, of heaviness; a mode of
estimating weight; as, avoirdupois weight; troy weight; apothecaries'
weight. |
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A ponderous mass; something heavy; as, a clock weight; a
paper weight. |
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A definite mass of iron, lead, brass, or other metal, to
be used for ascertaining the weight of other bodies; as, an ounce
weight. |
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The resistance against which a machine acts, as opposed
to the power which moves it. |
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To load with a weight or weights; to load down; to make
heavy; to attach weights to; as, to weight a horse or a jockey at a
race; to weight a whip handle. |
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To assign a weight to; to express by a number the
probable accuracy of, as an observation. See Weight of observations,
under Weight. |
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