Definition of WHR - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

acr: waist-height ratio

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compares waist size to height

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Doctors use WHR to check health risks.

acr: waist-hip ratio

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ratio comparing waist size to hip size

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Her WHR indicates a healthy balance between waist and hip sizes.

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A high WHR can indicate potential health issues.
Athletes monitor their WHR for optimal performance.
WHR is crucial in fashion modeling assessments.

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French:rapport tour de taille/taille, rapport taille-hanches, ...
German:Taille-Körpergröße-Verhältnis, Taillen-Hüft-Verhältnis, ...
Italian:WHR, rapporto vita-fianchi, ...
Spanish:relación cintura-estatura, WHR, ...
Portuguese:razão cintura-altura, relação cintura-anca, ...
Chinese:腰高比, 腰臀比, ...
Japanese:ウエスト身長比, ウエスト・ヒップ比, ...
Arabic:نسبة الخصر إلى الطول, نِسْبَة الخَصْر إِلَى الوِرْك, ...
Hebrew:יַחַס הֵיקֵף מוֹתְנַיִם לְגוֹבַהּ, יַחַס הֶקֵּף מוֹתֶן לְיָרֵךְ, ...
Russian:соотношение талии к росту, ОТБ, ...
Ukrainian:WHR, співвідношення талії і стегон, ...
Hindi:कमर-ऊँचाई अनुपात, कमर-कूल्हा अनुपात, ...
Bengali:কোমর-উচ্চতা অনুপাত, কোমর-নিতম্ব অনুপাত, ...
Catalan:relació cintura-alçada, RMC, ...
Czech:poměr obvodu pasu k výšce, poměr pasu a boků, ...
Danish:talje-højde-ratio, WHR, ...
Dutch:taille-lengteverhouding, taille-heupverhouding, ...
Greek:λόγος μέσης προς ύψος, ΔΜΓ, ...
Hungarian:derék-testmagasság arány, derék-csípő arány, ...
Khmer:សមាមាត្រចង្កេះនឹងកម្ពស់, សមាមាត្រចង្កេះនិងត្រគាក, ...
Korean:허리-키 비율, 허리-엉덩이 비율, ...
Persian:نسبت دور کمر به قد, نسبت کمر به باسن, ...
Polish:WHR, WSB, ...
Portuguese (BR):RCE, RQC, ...
Romanian:IRT, WHR, ...
Swedish:midja-längd-kvot, midja-höft-kvot, ...
Thai:อัตราส่วนรอบเอวต่อส่วนสูง, WHR, ...
Turkish:bel-boy oranı, bel-kalça oranı, ...
Vietnamese:tỷ lệ vòng eo-chiều cao, WHR, ...

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