weight (subs.) Copy link Outline 1. pondus, ĕris, n. (the most gen. term, w. in a balance, heaviness, and fig. burden, influence)2. grăvĭtas (heaviness)3. lībrāmentum (a w. to counterpoise something at the other end of a crane or the like)4. mōmentum (w. to turn the scale, w. in balance; mostly fig.)5. auctōrĭtas (influence) • weight (subs.): 1. pondus, ĕris, n. (the most gen. term, w. in a balance, heaviness, and fig. burden, influence): unfair w.s brought by the Gauls, pondera ab Gallis allata iniqua, Liv. 5, 48: the atom moves by heaviness and w., atomus movetur gravitate et pondere, Cic. Fat. 11, 24: all w.s fall to the earth by their own gravitation, in tellurem feruntur omnia nutu suo pondera, id. Rep. 6, 17: w. of cares, p. curarum, Luc. 9, 951. w. of testimony, p. testimonii, Cic. Top. 19, 73: my introduction had great w. with you, mea commendatio magnum apud te pondus habuit, id. Fam. 13, 25. 2. grăvĭtas (heaviness): the first beginnings of things must needs move by their w., necesse est gravitate sua ferri primordia rerum, Lucr. 2, 83: the w. of sentences, sententiarum g., Cic. de Or. 2, 17, 72. 3. lībrāmentum (a w. to counterpoise something at the other end of a crane or the like): a heavy leaden w., grave l. plumbi, Liv. 24, 34. 4. mōmentum (w. to turn the scale, w. in balance; mostly fig.): the stars by their very shape keep their w.s in balance, astra forma ipsa figuraque sua momenta sustentant, Cic. N. D. 2, 46, 117: by the smallest w.s the greatest turnings of the scale are produced, minimis momentis maximae inclinationes fiunt, Cic. Phil. 5, 10, 26: to balance every thing according to its proper w., unamquamque rem momento suo ponderare, id. Font. 6, 21. 5. auctōrĭtas (influence): he has w., reputation, and an army, auctoritatem, nomen, exercitum habet, id. Phil. 11. 10, 26: words of laws somewhat more ancient, so as to have more w., legum verba paulo antiquiora, quo plus auctoritatis habeant, id. Leg. 2, 7, 18. Phr.: matters of w., res graves, dignae: v. weighty: to have great w., multum valere, posse: to attach great w. to a thing: rem magni pendere, aestimare: Ter.: Cic.: a pound w., libra pondo (lit. a pound by w.): the army decreed to the dictator a golden crown of a pound w., exercitus dictatori coronam auream libram pondo decrevit, Liv. 3, 29.