body mass index vs index

index vs body mass index

body mass index and index both are nouns.

body mass index is not a verb while index is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
body mass index	Yes	No	No	No
index	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, index is a hypernym of body mass index; that is, index is a word with a broader meaning than body mass index:

body mass index: 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
index: 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

Other hypernyms of body mass index include index number, indicant, indicator.

body mass index (noun)	index (noun)
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	the finger next to the thumb
	an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed
	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
	a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
	a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number

body mass index (verb)	index (verb)
	adjust through indexation
	provide with an index
	list in an index

Difference between body mass index and index

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