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index vs body mass index

body mass index vs index

index and body mass index both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
index Yes No Yes No
body mass index Yes No No No
As nouns, body mass index is a hyponym of index; that is, body mass index is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than index:
  • 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
  • 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
Other hyponyms of index include BMI, business index, leading indicator, price index, price level, short account, stock index, stock market index.
index (noun) body mass index (noun)
the finger next to the thumb 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
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
index (verb) body mass index (verb)
adjust through indexation
provide with an index
list in an index
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