soma

noun

plural somata ˈsō-mə-tə How to pronounce soma (audio) or somas
1
: the body of an organism
2
: all of an organism except the germ cells
3

Examples of soma in a Sentence

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Only a cynic would say elevated inflation is guaranteed for years ahead – at least until the day robots are ironing your shirts and showering you with soma and free goods. Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2026 So, now to come back to this analogy, in us our soma are different from our germline, right? Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 12 June 2025 This is a technocratic view of art’s purpose, one that reduces art to a type of soma for late capitalism’s weary workers, Apple’s dream employees on an eighteen-hour shift and counting. Michaëla De Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025 Somatics refers to practices that centre the body, also known as the ‘soma’. Evie Muir, refinery29.com, 5 Sep. 2024 One that understands that, indeed, our psyches and somas are intertwined. Hannah Zeavin, The New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2023 The lower classes do all the menial jobs, and are issued a dose of soma at the end of each workday. Blaine Cooper, Star Tribune, 10 Apr. 2021 This work presents a planner that can automatically find an optimal assembly sequence for a dual-arm robot to assemble the soma blocks. IEEE Spectrum, 6 Mar. 2020

Word History

Etymology

New Latin somat-, soma, from Greek sōmat-, sōma body

First Known Use

circa 1885, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of soma was circa 1885

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“Soma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soma. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.

Medical Definition

soma

1 of 2 noun
so·​ma ˈsō-mə How to pronounce soma (audio)
plural somata ˈsō-mət-ə How to pronounce soma (audio) or somas
1
: the body of an organism
2
: all of an organism except the germ cells
3

Soma

2 of 2 trademark
So·​ma ˈsō-mə How to pronounce Soma (audio)
used for a preparation of carisoprodol

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