单词 | basal metabolic rate |
释义 | basal metabolic rate in British Englishnoun the rate at which heat is produced by the body at rest, 12 to 14 hours after eating, measured in kilocalories per square metre of body surface per hour Abbreviation: BMRbasal metabolic rate in American Englishnoun Physiology the rate at which energy is expended in a basal condition, calculated as calories per hour per square meter of body surface and compared with a normal standard expressed as the percentage above or below the amount of oxygen normally used at rest, −15 to +5 percent being considered normal Abbreviation: BMR Word origin [1920–25]This word is first recorded in the period 1920–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: checkout, follow-up, fundamentalism, slalom, tie-inExamples of 'basal metabolic rate' in a sentence |
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