تعريف basal metabolic rate في الإنجليزية الإنجليزية القاموس.
The amount of energy expended while at rest in a neutrally temperate environment, in the post-absorptive state
The rate at which energy is used by an organism at complete rest, measured in humans by the heat given off per unit time, and expressed as the calories released per kilogram of body weight or per square meter of body surface per hour