somatotype

noun

so·​mato·​type sō-ˈma-tə-ˌtīp How to pronounce somatotype (audio)
: body type : physique

Examples of somatotype in a Sentence

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The very use of the term normal privileges a particular somatotype as normative. Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 31 Aug. 2012

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of somatotype was in 1940

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“Somatotype.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/somatotype. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

somatotype

1 of 2 noun
so·​ma·​to·​type ˈsō-mət-ə-ˌtīp How to pronounce somatotype (audio) sō-ˈmat-ə- How to pronounce somatotype (audio)
: a body type or physique especially in a system of classification based on the relative development of ectomorphic, endomorphic, and mesomorphic components
somatotypic adjective
somatotypically adverb

somatotype

2 of 2 transitive verb
somatotyped; somatotyping
: to determine the somatotype of (as a human body) : classify according to physique

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