flyweight

English

Etymology

fly +‎ weight

Noun

flyweight (plural flyweights)

1. (mechanics) A weight that moves outward depending on centrifugal force.
2. (martial arts) A weight class in many combat sports; e.g. in professional boxing of a maximum of 112 pounds or 50.8 kilograms.
3. (figuratively, adjectival use) Small, light or unimportant.
   • 2010, Roger Ebert, Sex and the City 2:

     The characters of "Sex and the City 2" are flyweight bubbleheads living in a world which rarely requires three sentences in a row.

Derived terms

• flyweight pattern

Translations

mechanics: weight that moves outward with centrifugal force

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• Finnish: keskipakopaino
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weight division in combat sports

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• French: poids mouche (fr) m
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• German: Fliegengewicht (de) n
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• Portuguese: peso-mosca m
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combat sports -related term for small, light or unimportant

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