Definition of weigh

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Weigh (n.) A certain quantity estimated by weight; an English measure of weight. See Wey.

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Massive :: Massive (a.) Forming, or consisting of, a large mass; compacted; weighty; heavy; massy..
Appreciation :: Appreciation (n.) A just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence..
Fother :: Fother (n.) See Fodder, a unit of weight..
Calcium :: Calcium (n.) An elementary substance; a metal which combined with oxygen forms lime. It is of a pale yellow color, tenacious, and malleable. It is a member of the alkaline earth group of elements. Atomic weight 40. Symbol Ca..
Shears :: Shears (n.) An apparatus for raising heavy weights, and especially for stepping and unstepping the lower masts of ships. It consists of two or more spars or pieces of timber, fastened together near the top, steadied by a guy or guys, and furnished with the necessary tackle..
Equivalent :: Equivalent (n.) That comparative quantity by weight of an element which possesses the same chemical value as other elements, as determined by actual experiment and reference to the same standard. Specifically: (a) The comparative proportions by which one element replaces another in any particular compound; thus, as zinc replaces hydrogen in hydrochloric acid, their equivalents are 32.5 and 1. (b) The combining proportion by weight of a substance, or the number expressing this proportion, in any
Drachma :: Drachma (n.) Among the ancient Greeks, a weight of about 66.5 grains; among the modern Greeks, a weight equal to a gram..
Preponderate :: Preponderate (v. i.) To exceed in weight; hence, to incline or descend, as the scale of a balance; figuratively, to exceed in influence, power, etc.; hence; to incline to one side; as, the affirmative side preponderated..
Invalid :: Invalid (a.) Of no force, weight, or cogency; not valid; weak..
Sea Devil :: Sea devil () Any very large ray, especially any species of the genus Manta or Cepholoptera, some of which become more than twenty feet across and weigh several tons. See also Ox ray, under Ox..
Auncel :: Auncel (n.) A rude balance for weighing, and a kind of weight, formerly used in England..
Weighting :: Weighting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Weigh.
Decimalism :: Decimalism (n.) The system of a decimal currency, decimal weights, measures, etc..
Log :: Log (n.) A weight or block near the free end of a hoisting rope to prevent it from being drawn through the sheave.
Aluminium :: Aluminium (n.) The metallic base of alumina. This metal is white, but with a bluish tinge, and is remarkable for its resistance to oxidation, and for its lightness, having a specific gravity of about 2.6. Atomic weight 27.08. Symbol Al..
Equipondious :: Equipondious (a.) Of equal weight on both sides; balanced.
Baromacrometer :: Baromacrometer (n.) An instrument for ascertaining the weight and length of a newborn infant.
Taxer :: Taxer (n.) One of two officers chosen yearly to regulate the assize of bread, and to see the true gauge of weights and measures is observed..
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..
Millier :: Millier (n.) A weight of the metric system, being one million grams; a metric ton..
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