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basal metabolic rate

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The amount of energy expended while at rest in a neutrally temperate environment, in the post-absorptive state.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: BMR

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: metabolic rate

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُعَدَّل الْأَيْض الْأَسَاسِيّ (muʕaddal al-ʔayḍ al-ʔasāsiyy) — amount of energy expended while at rest
  • Arabic: مُعَدَّل الاِسْتِقْلَاب الْأَسَاسِيّ (muʕaddal al-istiqlāb al-ʔasāsiyy) — amount of energy expended while at rest
  • Arabic: مُعَدَّل الْأَيْض الْقَاعِدِيّ (muʕaddal al-ʔayḍ al-qāʕidiyy) — amount of energy expended while at rest
  • Chinese Mandarin: 基礎代謝率 /基础代谢率 (jīchǔdàixièlǜ) — amount of energy expended while at rest
  • Czech: bazální metabolismus — amount of energy expended while at rest
  • Finnish: perusaineenvaihdunta — amount of energy expended while at rest
  • French: taux métabolique de base — amount of energy expended while at rest
  • German: Grundumsatz — amount of energy expended while at rest
  • German: Ruheenergiebedarf — amount of energy expended while at rest
  • German: Ruhestoffwechsel — amount of energy expended while at rest
  • German: Ruheenergieumsatz — amount of energy expended while at rest
  • Greek: βασικός ρυθμός μεταβολισμού (vasikós rythmós metavolismoú) — amount of energy expended while at rest
  • Indonesian: energi metabolisme basal — amount of energy expended while at rest
  • Indonesian: laju metabolisme basal — amount of energy expended while at rest
  • Malay: kadar metabolisme asas — amount of energy expended while at rest
  • Russian: Базовая ско́рость метаболизма (Bazovaja skórostʹ metabolizma) — amount of energy expended while at rest
  • Spanish: tasa metabólica basal — amount of energy expended while at rest
  • Swedish: basalomsättning — amount of energy expended while at rest
  • Swedish: basalmetabolism — amount of energy expended while at rest