English noun: body mass index | |||
1. | body mass index (communication) 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 | ||
Synonyms | BMI | ||
Broader (hypernym) | index, index number, indicant, indicator | ||