light-weight

Light weight — Light Light, a. [Compar. {Lighter} (l[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Lightest}.] [OE. light, liht, AS. l[=i]ht, le[ o]ht; akin to D. ligt, G. leicht, OHG. l[=i]hti, Icel. l[=e]ttr, Dan. let, Sw. l[ a]tt, Goth. leihts, and perh. to L. levis (cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Light weight — Weight Weight, n. [OE. weght, wight, AS. gewiht; akin to D. gewigt, G. gewicht, Icel. v[ae]tt, Sw. vigt, Dan. v[ae]gt. See {Weigh}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality of being heavy; that property of bodies by which they tend toward the center… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

light|weight — «LYT WAYT», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a person, animal, or thing of less than average weight. 2. a boxer or wrestler who weighs 126 to 135 pounds. 3. Inrmal, Figurative. a person who has little intelligence, importance, or influence. –adj. 1. light …   Useful english dictionary

light weight — weight category of a boxer or wrestler (weighing 127 to 135 pounds) …   English contemporary dictionary

light weight — Naut. See light displacement. [1765 75] * * * …   Universalium

light weight — See light displacement …   Dictionary of automotive terms

light weight — Naut. See light displacement. [1765 75] …   Useful english dictionary

light-weight — see lightweight …   English dictionary

light·weight — /ˈlaıtˌweıt/ noun, pl weights [count] 1 : a fighter who is in a class of boxers weighing from 125 to 132 pounds (57 to 60 kilograms) often used before another noun a lightweight boxer He won the lightweight title. 2 : someone or something that… …   Useful english dictionary

light-weight — …   Useful english dictionary

Light Weight Kernel Threads — or LWKT is a term from computer science in general and in DragonFlyBSD in particular. LWKTs differ from normal kernel threads in that they can preempt normal kernel threads. According to Matt Dillon, DragonFlyBSD creator: The LWKT scheduler is… …   Wikipedia