(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance a unit used to measure weight; "he placed two weights in the scale pan" a system of units used to express the weight of something an oppressive feeling of heavy force; "bowed down by the weight of responsibility" an artifact that is heavy the relative importance granted to something; "his opinion carries great weight"; "the progression implied an increasing weightiness of the items listed" 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 present with a bias; "He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders" weight down with a load
Euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing" the experience of losing a loved one; "he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather" military personnel lost by death or capture the disadvantage that results from losing something; "his loss of credibility led to his resignation"; "losing him is no great deprivation" gradual decline in amount or activity; "weight loss"; "a serious loss of business" the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year" something that is lost; "the car was a total loss"; "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt" the act of losing; "everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock"
A medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery" a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations; "great care is taken to keep the operating rooms aseptic" a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted; "he read the warning in the doctor's surgery" the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures; "he is professor of surgery at the Harvard Medical School"
Capital of the state of North Carolina; located in the east central part of the North Carolina English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618)