English Explanatory Dictionary

body mass index

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

body mass index body mass indexes body mass indices

Synonyms

Quetelet index BMI

Related words

bodymass
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