weight vs system of measurement

system of measurement vs weight

weight and system of measurement both are nouns.

weight is a verb but system of measurement is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
weight	Yes	No	Yes	No
system of measurement	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, system of measurement is a hypernym of weight; that is, system of measurement is a word with a broader meaning than weight:

weight: a system of units used to express the weight of something
system of measurement: a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic

Other hypernyms of weight include metric.

weight (noun)	system of measurement (noun)
an artifact that is heavy	a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic
sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
the relative importance granted to something
an oppressive feeling of heavy force
a unit used to measure weight
a system of units used to express the weight of something
(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance

weight (verb)	system of measurement (verb)
present with a bias
weight down with a load

Difference between weight and system of measurement

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