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upweight en · NOUN

Etymology

From up- + weight.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The amount of weight (in grams) a piano key will lift back up from its depressed position.
    • Piano technicians have to measurements at their disposal for measuring touchweight: downweight and upweight. Downweight and upweight are measured in grams. 2004, Robert Palmieri, editor, The Piano: An Encyclopedia, second edition, Routledge, →ISBN, page 401:

Forms

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upweights Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

downweight

Hypernyms

touchweight

upweight en · VERB

Etymology

From up- + weight.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To give a greater weight (or importance) to.
    • In other words, politicians who feel distrusted may upweight the risks attached to policy failure, whilst politicians who feel mistrusted may upweight the risks attached to being ‘caught out’ in their BAB. 2024, James Weinberg, Governing in an Age of Distrust: A Comparative Study of Politicians' Trust Perceptions and Why They Matter, Oxford University Press, →ISBN:

Forms

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upweighting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
upweights Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
upweighted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
upweighted Tense=Past lexicographic

Antonyms

downweight