somatotype

noun

so·​mato·​type sō-ˈma-tə-ˌtīp 

: body type : physique

Examples of somatotype in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Medical Definition

somatotype

1 of 2 noun

so·​ma·​to·​type ˈsō-mət-ə-ˌtīp  sō-ˈmat-ə- 

: a body type or physique especially in a system of classification based on the relative development of ectomorphic, endomorphic, and mesomorphic components

somatotypic

-ˌtip-ik 

adjective

somatotypically

-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

somatotype

2 of 2 transitive verb

somatotyped; somatotyping

: to determine the somatotype of (as a human body) : classify according to physique