Definition of weigh

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of weigh is as below...

Weigh (v. t.) To examine by the balance; to ascertain the weight of, that is, the force with which a thing tends to the center of the earth; to determine the heaviness, or quantity of matter of; as, to weigh sugar; to weigh gold..

Lern More About Weigh

Uranium :: Uranium (n.) An element of the chromium group, found in certain rare minerals, as pitchblende, uranite, etc., and reduced as a heavy, hard, nickel-white metal which is quite permanent. Its yellow oxide is used to impart to glass a delicate greenish-yellow tint which is accompanied by a strong fluorescence, and its black oxide is used as a pigment in porcelain painting. Symbol U. Atomic weight 239..
Flabby :: Flabby (a.) Yielding to the touch, and easily moved or shaken; hanging loose by its own weight; wanting firmness; flaccid; as, flabby flesh..
Yin :: Yin (n.) A Chinese weight of 2/ pounds.
Significancy :: Significancy (n.) Importance; moment; weight; consequence.
Ponderous :: Ponderous (a.) Very heavy; weighty; as, a ponderous shield; a ponderous load; the ponderous elephant..
Imponderable :: Imponderable (n.) An imponderable substance or body; specifically, in the plural, a name formerly applied to heat, light, electricity, and magnetism, regarded as subtile fluids destitute of weight but in modern science little used..
Heavy :: Heavy (superl.) Heaved or lifted with labor; not light; weighty; ponderous; as, a heavy stone; hence, sometimes, large in extent, quantity, or effects; as, a heavy fall of rain or snow; a heavy failure; heavy business transactions, etc.; often implying strength; as, a heavy barrier; also, difficult to move; as, a heavy draught..
Sulphur :: Sulphur (n.) A nonmetallic element occurring naturally in large quantities, either combined as in the sulphides (as pyrites) and sulphates (as gypsum), or native in volcanic regions, in vast beds mixed with gypsum and various earthy materials, from which it is melted out. Symbol S. Atomic weight 32. The specific gravity of ordinary octohedral sulphur is 2.05; of prismatic sulphur, 1.96..
Drosometer :: Drosometer (n.) An instrument for measuring the quantity of dew on the surface of a body in the open air. It consists of a balance, having a plate at one end to receive the dew, and at the other a weight protected from the deposit of dew..
Pesage :: Pesage (n.) A fee, or toll, paid for the weighing of merchandise..
Bob :: Bob (n.) The ball or heavy part of a pendulum; also, the ball or weight at the end of a plumb line..
Stoicism :: Stoichiometry (n.) The art or process of calculating the atomic proportions, combining weights, and other numerical relations of chemical elements and their compounds..
Equipoise :: Equipoise (n.) Equality of weight or force; hence, equilibrium; a state in which the two ends or sides of a thing are balanced, and hence equal; state of being equally balanced; -- said of moral, political, or social interests or forces..
Insignificant :: Insignificant (a.) Having no weight or effect; answering no purpose; unimportant; valueless; futile.
Aweigh :: Aweigh (adv.) Just drawn out of the ground, and hanging perpendicularly; atrip; -- said of the anchor..
Barometer :: Barometer (n.) An instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere, and hence for judging of the probable changes of weather, or for ascertaining the height of any ascent..
Weak :: Weak (v. i.) Not able to sustain a great weight, pressure, or strain; as, a weak timber; a weak rope..
Alcoholmeter :: Alcoholmeter (n.) An instrument for determining the strength of spirits, with a scale graduated so as to indicate the percentage of pure alcohol, either by weight or volume. It is usually a form of hydrometer with a special scale..
Mace :: Mace (n.) A money of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael; also, a weight of 57.98 grains..
Weightily :: Weightily (adv.) In a weighty manner.
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us