weight

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The Matrix Pro fits very nicely in my hand, and the weight is appropriate, in fact I think that the weight makes the device feel more expensive than it really is.

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  1. noun A measure of the heaviness of an object.
  2. noun The force with which a body is attracted to Earth or another celestial body, equal to the product of the object's mass and the acceleration of gravity.
  3. noun A unit measure of gravitational force: a table of weights and measures.
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  • Probably the only time owners will really notice the extra weight is at the pump, and folks who buy
  • I am travelling around 60-65 kms daily and my weight is around 95 kgs. i need 100\% trouble free low maintenance and long battery life. —  Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions
  • TALKING to someone about their weight is the last thing anyone wants to do, but when a person's health is at risk, it's necessary. —  northernstar.com.au: The Northern Star
  • "One of the known factors for why diabetics have trouble controlling their weight is the types of medications they take," says Campos. —  TIME.com: Top Stories
  • It required a ton of size to get enough power and the weight was a killer on any track that isn't wide open. —  Autoblog
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size ·  strength ·  value ·  amount ·  pressure ·  load ·  mass ·  loss ·  length ·  price ·  control

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weight:   weighted ·  weighting ·  weights
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English wight, from Old English wiht; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Formerly also waight; from Middle English weight, weihte, weiзte, weght, wight, wigt, from Anglo-Saxon gewiht, weight, = Middle Low German wicht, gewicht = Dutch gewigt = Old High German *gewiht, Middle High German gewiht, gewihte, German gewicht, weight, = Icelandic vætt = Swedish vigt = Danish vægt, weight; with formative -t, from Anglo-Saxon wegan, etc., raise, lift: see weigh. The reg. modern form would be wight (parallel with night, sight, etc.); the present vowel-form is due to conformity with the verb weigh.
  2. from weight, n.
 

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