noun
a measure of someone's weight in relation to height; to calculate one's BMI, multiply one's weight in pounds and divide that by the square of one's height in inches; overweight is a BMI greater than 25; obese is a BMI greater than 30
• Syn: ↑BMI
• Hypernyms: ↑index, ↑index number, ↑indicant, ↑indicator
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noun, pl ⋯ indexes [count]
: a measurement that shows the amount of fat in your body and that is based on your weight and height
A person with a body mass index of more than 30 is considered to be obese.
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an approximate measure of whether sb weighs too much or too little, calculated by dividing their weight in kilograms by their height in metres squared
Useful english dictionary. 2012.