mass vs weight

Definitions

adjective

1. formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole

noun

1. a body of matter without definite shape
2. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
3. the property of something that is great in magnitude
4. the common people generally
5. an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people)

verb

1. join together into a mass or collect or form a mass

Examples

Rows of brick garden apartments all backed onto a massive common garden: a shared backyard for children to play, dogs to gambol, and families to eat picnics together.

Instead of asking the fortunate few, why doesn't Ted asked the gifted masses of state employees to do a little giveback?

Mass culture is supposedly a leveler and globalizer - by definition, we all share mass cultural references.

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Definitions

verb

1. present with a bias
2. weight down with a load

noun

1. a system of units used to express the weight of something
2. (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance
3. sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms
4. the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
5. the relative importance granted to something

Examples

What we do not know are the precise weighting of factors that go into why prices increase at any particular time.

Assuming that 15 pound breaking strain line is used, an angler using monofilament might have to use a six or eight ounce sinker and use a 20 lb class rod to carry that sinker weight.

It is just as well that this doubly weighty volume, which offers a lot of poems for the pound, tends to reward the effort it demands.

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