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BMI
abbr.
body mass index
BMI
abbreviation for
1. (Medicine) body mass index
2. (Communication Arts / Broadcasting) Broadcast Music Incorporated
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Noun1.BMI - 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
body mass index
index number, indicator, index, indicant - a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time
Translations
BMI [ˌbiːɛmˈaɪ] n abbr (=body mass index) → IMC m


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