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Type of aircraft flight control
Weight-shift control as a means of aircraft flight control is widely used in hang gliders, powered hang gliders, and ultralight trikes. Control is usually
Weight-shift_control
Powered hang glider
trike or paratrike is a type of powered hang glider where flight control is by weight-shift. These aircraft have a fabric flex-wing from which is suspended
Ultralight_trike
Pilot certification
powered parachute sea The Weight-shift-control category is divided into weight-shift-control land and weight-shift-control sea A student pilot certificate
Pilot certification in the United States
Pilot_certification_in_the_United_States
Category of lightweight aircraft that are simple to fly
class includes: airplane (land/sea), gyroplane, airship, balloon, weight-shift-control ("trike", land/sea), glider, and powered parachute. U.S. or foreign
Light-sport_aircraft
harness suspended from the airframe, and exercises control by shifting body weight in opposition to a control frame. Early hang glider designs did not enable
History_of_hang_gliding
Type of wing for flying vehicles
A-frame control bar) to it; it was composed of a keel, leading edges, a cross-bar and a fixed control frame. Weight-shift was also used to control the glider
Rogallo_wing
Aviation field involving lightweight aircraft
aircraft. Some countries differentiate between weight-shift control and conventional three-axis control aircraft with ailerons, elevator and rudder, calling
Ultralight_aviation
Allowance to fly aircraft of similar design
all turbojets require a type rating. Aircraft with a maximum take-off weight of more than 12,500 pounds (5,700 kg) typically require a type rating. In
Class_rating
How aircraft are controlled
crashes involving loss of control Matthew Piers Watt Boulton, inventor of the aileron (1868) Thrust vectoring Weight-shift control Wing warping, an early
Aircraft flight control system
Aircraft_flight_control_system
(aerodynamically-controlled ultralights) OE-7990 to OE-7999 (aerodynamically-controlled ultralights, test registrations) OE-8000 to OE-8989 (weight-controlled ultralights)
List of aircraft registration prefixes
List_of_aircraft_registration_prefixes
French ultralight trike
The Air Creation Racer is a French single-seat, weight-shift control ultralight trike that was built by Air Creation of Aubenas between 1986 and 2010.
Air_Creation_Racer
Permits for operating aircraft
Rotorcraft Glider Lighter-than-air Powered-lift Powered parachute Weight-shift-control ICAO Annex 1, Chapter 2 specifies licences for pilots and for remote
Pilot licensing and certification
Pilot_licensing_and_certification
Method of classifying aircraft
helicopters Powered lift Gliders Lighter than air Powered parachute Weight-shift control Aircraft categories are also defined with respect to the certification
Aircraft_category
Unpowered glider air sport
harness suspended from the airframe, and controls the aircraft by shifting body weight in opposition to a control frame. Early hang gliders had a low lift-to-drag
Hang_gliding
Type of pilot licence
categories such as sailplane (glider), balloon, powered parachute, and weight-shift control. The aeroplane PPL is the most popular category of PPL. In the United
Private_pilot_licence
Chinese ultralight trike
(34.1 ft) span wing is supported by struts and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplant is an Austrian-made twin cylinder, liquid-cooled
Sunward_ST
Central vertical post used in architectural or bridge designs
ISBN 0-8071-2764-7. United States Flight Standards Service (2008). Weight-shift Control Aircraft Flying Handbook. Government Printing Office. pp. 3.5 – 3
King_post
Regulations for flying an aircraft in clear weather conditions
persons. Other aircraft, such as helicopters, powered parachutes, and weight-shift-control aircraft, are not required to meet the FAR 91 minimums, so long as
Visual_flight_rules
Italian amphibious ultralight trike
is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplant is a twin cylinder, liquid-cooled, two-stroke
Polaris_AM-FIB
Experimental NASA glider using the Rogallo airfoil
by using a control stick in front of the pilot that descended from the wing above. Another version translated the same weight-shift control via cables
NASA_Paresev
American ultralight aircraft
two-place high wing, single-engine, ultralight aircraft that evolved from weight-shift hang gliders including Bob Lovejoy's High Tailer. The earliest powered
Eipper_Quicksilver
Chinese amphibious ultralight trike
(34.0 ft) span wing is supported by struts and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplant is an Austrian-made twin cylinder, liquid-cooled
Sunward_STB
various control elements, after Otto Lilienthal had managed to achieve the beginnings of controlled flights solely by shifting his body weight. The Experimental
Lilienthal_Vorflügelapparat
Italian ultralight trike
is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplant is a twin cylinder, liquid-cooled, two-stroke
Polaris_FIB
Australian inventor (1934–2023)
seat while the control frame and wire bracing distributed the load to the wing as well as giving a frame to brace for weight-shift control. Dickenson's
John_W._Dickenson
French ultralight trike
classification. It features a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-tandem open cockpit, tricycle landing gear and a
Cosmos_Bison
French ultralight trike
is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplant options include the twin cylinder, liquid-cooled
Air_Creation_Tanarg
Taking images of the ground from the air
allowed for helicopters, powered parachutes and weight-shift-control aircraft. Advances in radio controlled models have made it possible for model aircraft
Aerial_photography
Gearshift system for bicycles
bicycles. It combines the braking and gear shifting controls into the same component. This allows shifting gears without having to remove a hand from
Shimano_Total_Integration
Foot-launched powered hang glider
Flyped Manufacturer: Paul Kiraly FAI microlight world records, RWF1 (Weight-shift control, foot-launched and flown solo) [8] Archived September 9, 2006, at
Powered_hang_glider
American ultralight airplane
on a sling seat suspended from the main wing keel tube, to allow weight-shift control. The standard engine supplied was the single cylinder, two-stroke
Ultralite_Soaring_Wizard
Movement of vehicles and pedestrians along land routes
right-of-way over all other engine-driven aircraft Powered parachute, weight-shift-control aircraft, airplane, and rotorcraft In addition, head-on approaching
Traffic
British ultralight trike
design features a strut-braced topless hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-tandem semi-enclosed cockpit with a cockpit fairing
P&M_PulsR
Aircraft control surface used to induce roll
throttle control) model powered aircraft, such as radio-controlled versions of "Old Timer" free-flight engine-powered model aircraft. Weight-shift control is
Aileron
French ultralight trike
category's maximum gross weight of 450 kg (992 lb). The Trek features a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-tandem
Air_Creation_Trek
French ultralight trike
is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. Available powerplants include the a twin cylinder, liquid-cooled
Air_Creation_Skypper
Hungarian ultralight trike
wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. The aircraft uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplant options include the twin cylinder, liquid-cooled
Apollo_Racer_GT
German ultralight trike
is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplant is an air-cooled, single-cylinder, two-stroke
Aerotechnics_Skyhopper-3000
Slovenian ultralight trike
category's maximum gross weight of 450 kg (992 lb). It features a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-tandem
Pipistrel_Twister
category's maximum empty weight of 254 lb (115 kg). In Delta mode it features a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a single-seat open
TrikeBuggy_Delta
French ultralight trike
is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplant is an Electravia GMPE 102 electric motor, producing
Electravia_Electro_Trike
German ultralight trike
span Hazard 12S wing is attached by lift struts to its "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The standard powerplant is an air-cooled, four-stroke, 90 hp
Airtrike_Eagle_5
Czech ultralight trike
wing is supported by a single tube-type kingpost, uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar and has a wing area of 13.8 m2 (149 sq ft). The standard powerplant
TL_Ultralight_TL-22_Duo
Russian ultralight trike
is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplant is a twin cylinder, air-cooled, two-stroke, dual-ignition
Aviasouz_Cruise
Italian ultralight trike
is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplant is a four-stroke, 150 hp (112 kW) RM engine or
Rossi_Shuttle_Quik
French ultralight trike
is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplant is a single cylinder, air-cooled, two-stroke
DTA_Alizés
Russian ultralight trike
is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplant is a twin cylinder, air-cooled, two-stroke, dual-ignition
Krasniye Kryl'ya Deltacraft MD-40
Krasniye_Kryl'ya_Deltacraft_MD-40
French ultralight trike
is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplant is a twin cylinder, air-cooled, two-stroke, dual-ignition
DTA_Evolution
French ultralight trike
is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplant is a four cylinder, air and liquid-cooled, four-stroke
DTA_Combo
American ultralight trike
span North Wing Reflex wing has no kingpost and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplant is a four-cylinder, air and liquid-cooled, four-stroke
Evolution_Revo
low-cost. It features a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a single-seat open cockpit without a cockpit fairing, tricycle
Aeros_ANT
is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplant is a twin-cylinder, air-cooled, two-stroke, single-ignition
Ace_Magic
British ultralight trike
is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplant is a single cylinder, air-cooled four-stroke
Flylight_Dragonfly
British ultralight trike
weight-shift control bar. The powerplant is a twin cylinder, air-cooled, two-stroke, 40 hp (30 kW) Rotax 447 engine. The aircraft has an empty weight
Cosmik_Chaser
Aircraft manufacturer
aerodynamic controls, leading to the Quicksilver E and then the MX series, which replaced pure weight-shift control with two- and three-axis control surfaces
Quicksilver_Aircraft
Slovenian ultralight trike
is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplant is a twin cylinder, air-cooled, two-stroke, dual-ignition
Pipistrel_Spider
American ultralight trike
Dacron sailcloth. Its 32.9 ft (10.0 m) span wing uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplant is a twin cylinder, air-cooled, two-stroke, single-ignition
Fly_Hard_Trikes_SkyCycle
:Polish ultralight trike
category's maximum gross weight of 450 kg (992 lb). It features a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-tandem
Kompol_Jazz
Ukrainian ultralight trike
aircraft design features a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a single-seat open cockpit with a cockpit fairing, tricycle landing
Antares_A-10_Solo
American ultralight aircraft
Fledge hang glider wing. The control system is unconventional and uses a hang glider style control bar for weight shift control of pitch and roll, augmented
Manta_Foxbat
category's maximum gross weight of 450 kg (992 lb). All models feature a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-tandem
Avio_Design_Swan
Hungarian ultralight aircraft
wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. The aircraft uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplant options include the twin cylinder, liquid-cooled
Apollo_Delta_Jet
German ultralight trike
category's maximum empty weight of 254 lb (115 kg). It features a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a single-seat open cockpit
PowerTrike_Light
American ultralight trike
(33.8 ft) span wing is supported by struts and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The standard powerplants are the twin cylinder, liquid-cooled
Sea_and_Sky_Cygnet
German ultralight trike
is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. A range of powerplants can be fitted, including the twin cylinder
Aviation_Products_Star_Trike
Italian ultralight trike
(32.2 ft) span wing has supporting struts and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplant is a four-cylinder, air and liquid-cooled, four-stroke
Keitek_Streamer
Chinese electric aircraft
category's maximum empty weight of 254 lb (115 kg). It features a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a single-seat open cockpit
Yuneec_International_ETrike
British ultralight trike
wing is supported by a single tube-type kingpost, uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar, has a nose angle of 121°, 24 top and six bottom battens and
Huntwing
American ultralight trike aircraft
commonly used cables and kingpost. The Maverick is controlled with a conventional weight-shift "A" frame control bar. In 2008 the aircraft was improved with
North_Wing_Maverick
Italian amphibious ultralight trike
category's maximum gross weight of 450 kg (992 lb). The Trident features a strut-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-tandem
Ramphos_Trident
British ultralight trike
aircraft has a maximum gross weight of 409 kg (902 lb). It has a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-tandem, open
Pegasus_Quantum
Russian ultralight trike
weight. A typical wing used would have a 9.8 m (32.2 ft) span, be supported by a single tube-type kingpost and use an "A" frame weight-shift control bar
SDB_Karat
British ultralight trike
is supported by struts and lacks a kingpost. It uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplant is a four cylinder, air and liquid-cooled, four-stroke
P&M_Explorer
American ultralight trike
wing is supported by a single tube-type kingpost, uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar and has a wing area of 160.0 sq ft (14.86 m2). The acceptable
Raisner_Graffiti
The Edge features a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a single-seat, open cockpit, tricycle landing gear and a single
Airborne_Edge
Ultralight trike by Antonov
The T-2M features a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration open cockpit, tricycle
Antonov_T-2M_Maverick
Italian ultralight trike
is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplant is a twin cylinder, air-cooled, two-stroke, dual-ignition
Polaris_Skin
French ultralight trike
is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplant is a twin cylinder, liquid-cooled, two-stroke
DTA_Feeling
Improved powered hang glider model with weight shift control for pitch and roll with a seat-cable controlled rudder introduced in 1979. Standard engine
Rotec_Rally
American inventor and aviation pioneer (1870–1934)
demonstrated the cable-stayed triangle control frame for use in mass-shifting the pilot and pilot holding to control the attitude of a lifting wing for any
George_A._Spratt
Italian ultralight trike
is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The standard powerplant is a twin cylinder, liquid-cooled, two-stroke
Eurofly_Viper
French ultralight trike
is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplant is a twin cylinder, air-cooled, four-stroke,
Ventura_1200
Czech ultralight aircraft
empty weight of 254 lb (115 kg). The aircraft design features a cantilever A-I-R Atos rigid hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a single-seat
Ultralight_Design_Atos_Trike
forward and aft in various combinations; this control system is most commonly called "weight-shifting" although mechanically the situation is altering
Kite_control_systems
complete aircraft features a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift control set up, single-place accommodation, foot-launching and landing and
Swedish_Aerosport_Mosquito
Lever used for shifting gears manually
sizes and weights. OEM shift knobs are generally spherical in shape, often resembling a chess pawn when attached to the gear stick. The shift knob's principal
Gear_stick
Australian ultralight trike
is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplant is a purpose-designed, single cylinder, air-cooled
Airborne_T-Lite
German ultralight trike
category's maximum gross weight of 450 kg (992 lb). The aircraft features a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-tandem
Take_Off_Merlin
German ultralight trike
weight-shift control bar. The powerplant is a single cylinder, air-cooled, two-stroke, 25 hp (19 kW) Simonini engine. The Thermik has an empty weight
Hubertec_Thermik
an XT carriage and a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-tandem open cockpit, tricycle landing gear and a
Airborne_XT
German electric ultralight trike
is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplants offered are the Polini Thor 100 or 200 piston
Electricsports_ES-Trike
American ultralight trike aircraft
uses an "A" frame control bar for weight-shift control. The hull was carefully designed to account for the inherent lack of pitch control that trikes have
Y2Fly_Seahawk
Number of nonzero symbols in a string
Hamming weight of a bitboard gives the number of pieces of a given type remaining in the game, or the number of squares of the board controlled by one
Hamming_weight
French ultralight trike
nose angle of 130°, an aspect ratio of 6.4:1 and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The wing mounts small winglets. The design incorporates a unique
Air_Creation_BioniX
0 m (32.8 ft) span, an aspect ratio of 7.4:1 and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The double surface portion is 40% and the wing folds using an
Air_Creation_Fun
is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The standard powerplant is a twin cylinder, air-cooled, two-stroke
BB_Microlight_BB-two_seater
Bulgarian ultralight trike
standard empty weight of 32 kg (71 lb). The aircraft design features a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a single-seat
Fly_Air_Trike_Moster
Control loop feedback mechanism
controller, is a feedback-based control loop mechanism commonly used to manage machines and processes that require continuous control and automatic adjustment
PID_controller
German ultralight trike
Dacron sailcloth. Its 10 m (32.8 ft) span wing uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplant is an electric motor rated at 16 kW (21 hp) for
Electric_Ride_E-Bird
American aeronautical engineer
leadership that gave base to kited gliders with hung pilots using weight-shift control was designed by Charles Richards and constructed by the Richards
Francis_Rogallo
WEIGHT SHIFT-CONTROL
WEIGHT SHIFT-CONTROL
Male
English
Variant spelling of English unisex Lee, LEIGH means "meadow."Â
Male
English
English occupational surname transferred to forename use, derived from Old English wryhta/wyrhta, WRIGHT means "craftsman."
Female
English
English name derived from the vocabulary word, from Latin delectare, DELIGHT means "to allure, delight."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Hight.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English sleght, sleight, slyght ‘cunning’, ‘artfulness’.English : topographic name from Middle English sleyte ‘level field’ (Old Norse slétta) or from Middle English sleyte ‘sheep pasture’.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Australian, Hebrew, Indian, Kannada, Muslim, Sindhi
Salvation; Truthful; Healing; Friend; Live without Sickness; Purity; Recovery
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived at the top of a hill (see Hight).
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and northern Irish
English, Scottish, and northern Irish : occupational name for a maker of machinery, mostly in wood, of any of a wide range of kinds, from Old English wyrhta, wryhta ‘craftsman’ (a derivative of wyrcan ‘to work or make’). The term is found in various combinations (for example, Cartwright and Wainwright), but when used in isolation it generally referred to a builder of windmills or watermills.Common New England Americanized form of French Le Droit, a nickname for an upright person, a man of probity, from Old French droit ‘right’, in which there has been confusion between the homophones right and wright.
Boy/Male
Australian, Sindhi
Cure
Girl/Female
Indian
Teacher
Boy/Male
Anglo, Australian, British, English, Newzealand
Fast
Girl/Female
American, Australian
Form of Leigh or Leah
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, from the feminine personal name Diot, a pet form of Dionysia, DWIGHT means "follower of Dionysos."Â
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon
Swift.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Wight.
Boy/Male
English American Anglo Saxon
Craftsman.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a rapid runner, from Middle English swift ‘fleet’.Irish : Anglicization (part translation) of Gaelic Ó Fuada (see Foody).Americanized form of some like-sounding Jewish name.
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Cure
Boy/Male
Anglo, Australian, British, Christian, English
Craftsman; Carpenter
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Waite.
WEIGHT SHIFT-CONTROL
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Girl/Female
Hindu
Goddess Parvati, Calm cool
Female
Scottish
Older form of Scottish Diorbhail, DIORBHORGUIL means "true testimony."
Surname or Lastname
English and Dutch
English and Dutch : from the Germanic byname mentioned at Ernst. However, Reaney cites medieval evidence for Norman spellings such as Ernais, and derives it from a Germanic personal name Arn(e)gis, possibly composed of the elements arn ‘eagle’ + gīsil ‘pledge’, ‘hostage’, ‘noble youth’ (see Giesel). The name may have been altered by folk etymology to coincide with the word meaning ‘combat’. Compare Harness.Dutch : variant of Ernst.
Boy/Male
African, Arabic, Chinese, German, Indian, Muslim, Sindhi, Swahili
Wise; Learned; Prudent; Sagacious; From Kikuyu; Intelligent; Scholar; Discerning; Clever
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Krishna; One who Killed Demon Madhu
Girl/Female
British, English
Flowers; Beauty
Girl/Female
Assamese, Celebrity, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Mythological, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Telugu, Traditional
Name of an Apsara (Angel); Celestial Dancer
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Lord's Friend
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu
Handsome; King of Beauty
Girl/Female
French, German, Latin, Swedish
Little Female Bear
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v. t.
Hence, pressure; burden; as, the weight of care or business.
superl.
Having weight; heavy; ponderous; as, a weighty body.
n.
One who weighs; specifically, an officer whose duty it is to weigh commodities.
v. t.
To exchange for another of the same class; to remove and to put some similar thing in its place; to change; as, to shift the clothes; to shift the scenes.
v. t.
A scale, or graduated standard, of heaviness; a mode of estimating weight; as, avoirdupois weight; troy weight; apothecaries' weight.
v. t.
A definite mass of iron, lead, brass, or other metal, to be used for ascertaining the weight of other bodies; as, an ounce weight.
v. t.
To load with a weight or weights; to load down; to make heavy; to attach weights to; as, to weight a horse or a jockey at a race; to weight a whip handle.
v. t.
To change the place of; to move or remove from one place to another; as, to shift a burden from one shoulder to another; to shift the blame.
v. t.
The change of one set of workmen for another; hence, a spell, or turn, of work; also, a set of workmen who work in turn with other sets; as, a night shift.
n.
Weight.
n.
The quotient of a unit divided by eight; one of eight equal parts; an eighth part.
v. t. & i.
To cover or clothe with a shirt, or as with a shirt.
a.
Swift; nimble; agile; strong and active.
n.
A certain quantity estimated by weight; an English measure of weight. See Wey.
v. t.
To assign a weight to; to express by a number the probable accuracy of, as an observation. See Weight of observations, under Weight.
v. t.
A ponderous mass; something heavy; as, a clock weight; a paper weight.
n.
The sum of eight times ten; eighty units or objects.
v. t.
To change the position of; to alter the bearings of; to turn; as, to shift the helm or sails.
imp. & p. p.
of Weight