SINCE 1828
basis weight
nounDefinition of basis weight
1
: the weight in pounds of a 500-sheet ream of paper cut to a basic size
— called also basic weight, substance, substance number
2
: the weight of a sheet of paper expressed in terms of the weight of a ream of that paper
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