flyweight en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
Etymology
From fly + weight.
Meanings
- A weight that moves outward depending on centrifugal force.
- A weight class in many combat sports; e.g. in professional boxing of a maximum of 112 pounds or 50.8 kilograms.
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(figuratively, qualifier:adjectival use) Small, light or unimportant.
The characters of "Sex and the City 2" are flyweight bubbleheads living in a world which rarely requires three sentences in a row.
2010, Roger Ebert, Sex and the City 2:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| flyweights | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (13)
de Fliegengewicht (weight division in combat sports) · tr sinek ağırlık (weight division in combat sports) · pl waga musza (weight division in combat sports) · fi kärpässarja (weight division in combat sports) · cmn 蠅量級 /蝇量级 (weight division in combat sports) · hu légsúly (weight division in combat sports) · fi keskipakopaino (mechanics: weight that moves outward with centrifugal force) · sv flugvikt (weight division in combat sports) · fr poids mouche (weight division in combat sports) · fi kärpässarjalainen (combat sports -related term for small, light or unimportant) · hu röpsúly (mechanics: weight that moves outward with centrifugal force) · pt peso-mosca (weight division in combat sports) · ca pes mosca (weight division in combat sports)