lightweight
Part of speech: noun
adj
verb
Morphological type: compound
Topics: computing
engineering
hobbies
lifestyle
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
rowing
sciences
sports
weightlifting
Etymology: From light (“not heavy”, adjective) + weight (noun).
Compound parts: light
weight
Inflected forms:
form: lightweights
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: light-weight
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: more lightweight
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: lighterweight
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most lightweight
pos: adj
tags: superlative
form: lightestweight
pos: adj
tags: superlative
form: light-weight
pos: adj
tags: alternative
form: lightweights
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: lightweighting
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: lightweighted
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: lightweighted
pos: verb
tags: past
form: light-weight
pos: verb
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: A particular weight class, or member of such, as prescribed by the rules, between that of the heavier welterweight and the lighter featherweight. See Wikipedia for the specifics of each sport.
pos: noun
gloss: A particular weight category as prescribed by the rules, separate from an open or heavyweight class.
pos: noun
gloss: A competitive weight division as prescribed by the rules, between the heavier middleweight and the lighter featherweight.
pos: noun
gloss: One of little consequence or ability.
pos: noun
gloss: A person who cannot handle their drink; one who gets drunk on very little alcohol.
pos: noun
examples: "Wait, is this about the other night when you two lightweights totally went on that bender?"
gloss: A person with low endurance.
pos: noun
tags: broadly
gloss: A political candidate with little chance of winning.
pos: noun
gloss: Something that is light in weight, or relatively so.
pos: noun
examples: He mentions the "huge engine, lying on its side"—it was in fact a 2-2-2 weighing but 27 tons, something of a lightweight, even for 1868.
gloss: Lacking in earnestness, ability, or profundity.
pos: adj
gloss: Having less than average weight.
pos: adj
examples: […] the Plan incorporates in proper combination every available modern technique, including extensive electrification on the new standard high-voltage a.c. system at a frequency of 50 cycles; main-line diesel traction as a half-way house to electrification; lightweight diesel trains for secondary and branch services; and a smaller wagon fleet doing more work by the use of continuous brakes in conjunction with modernised terminals and marshalling yards.
For example, lightweight construction and Jacobs bogies save weight, and a lighter train uses less power.
Speaking of round sunglasses, these lightweight polarized ones and come in two shades of tortoiseshell as well as black and bronze.
gloss: Lacking in strength.
pos: adj
examples: With the Gunners far too lightweight in midfield, Mikel Arteta dropped back into a deeper-lying role. This freed Yossi Benayoun to go further forward, a move that helped forge a rare Arsenal chance on 30 minutes when the Israeli released Van Persie, only for the Dutchman's snap-shot to be tipped around the post.
gloss: Having a small footprint or performance impact.
pos: adj
gloss: To reduce the amount or weight of.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: By extending the producer’s responsibility to the product’s disposal (its post-consumer life), issues previously outside the business calculus become of paramount importance. Because a producer knows it will have to bear the cost of collecting and valorizing the product, it must manage a new set of business matters. Can the packaging be lightweighted? Are the materials all recyclable?
The solar photovoltaic array, GPS antennae and telephony antenna all would be lightweighted and integrated into the balloon structure, and the sensor-module would be ruggedized and miniaturized.
According to Klausner, “lightweighting” all cars and planes in the US would save 121 billion litres of fuel a year and cut carbon emissions by about 5 per cent.
Derived words: lightweightness
lightweight spaceship
superlightweight
ultralightweight
Translations:
lang: Afrikaans
word: liggewig
lang: Bulgarian
word: лека категория
roman: leka kategorija
lang: Danish
word: letvægt
lang: Finnish
word: kevytsarjalainen
lang: French
word: poids léger
lang: Galician
word: peso lixeiro
lang: German
word: Leichtgewicht
lang: German
word: Leichtgewichtler
lang: Hungarian
word: könnyűsúlyú ökölvívó
lang: Hungarian
word: könnyűsúly
lang: Norwegian
word: lettvekt
lang: Portuguese
word: peso-leve
lang: Romanian
word: categorie ușoară
lang: Spanish
word: peso ligero
lang: Swedish
word: lättvikt
lang: Tagalog
word: magaantimbang