Word info Synonyms

body mass index

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Show all synonyms

Hypernyms

Examples

Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of body fat based on your weight in relation to your height. Source: Internet

Body Measure co-founders Melina Elliott and Erica Henderson explain why Body Mass Index or BMI isn’t always an accurate representation of health. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms