body mass index

1. 1.

   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

   SynonymsBMI

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Questions about body mass index

What does body mass index mean?

body mass index means "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".

What is another word for body mass index?

Close synonyms include BMI. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is body mass index a common word?