waist size

collocation in English

meaningsofwaistandsize

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waist
noun[C]
uk
/weɪst/us
/weɪst/
the part of the body above and slightly narrower than ...
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size
noun
uk
/saɪz/us
/saɪz/
how large or small something or ...
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(Definition ofwaistandsizefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwaist size

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The right atrial disc is 10 mm larger than thewaistsize.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The left atrial disc is larger than its right atrial counterpart and overlaps the septum by 7 mm above thewaistsize.
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He could not do that without knowing mywaistsize, my inside and outside leg measurements and various other things that are peculiar to me.
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European indicators such aswaistsizeare useful for monitoring the risk factors people are exposed to in relation to various obesity-related diseases.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Since the sleeve and neck size do not take into accountwaistsize, some shirts are cut wide to accommodate large belly sizes.
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Some persons over a certain weight/waistsizewill not be permitted to ride if the seat and lapbar harness can not accommodate them.
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The authors note the need for follow-up longitudinal studies, aswaistsizeis known to correlate with insulin resistance.
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The idealwaistsizewas thirteen inches, yet this was extremely unrealistic.
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Some persons over a certain weight/waistsizeare not be permitted to ride if the seat and lapbar harness can not accommodate them.
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The participant puts on a bungee trampoline harness according to his/herwaistsize, and depending on the person's weight he/she hooked to the relative number of bungee ropes.
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