a unit of measurement of energy, or heat, generated by the body. 1 MET = 50 kcal/h/nr bodily exterior. MET units are utilized to evaluate the spending of oxygen within a given activity.
METABOLIC EQUIVALENT: "The metabolic equivalent was greater than what the hypothesis predicted it would be."
Cite this page: Nugent, Pam M.S., "METABOLIC EQUIVALENT," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 29, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/metabolic-equivalent/ (accessed January 19, 2019).
