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noun
A particular type of physique; originally, one of the types defined by William Herbert Sheldon: ectomorphic, endomorphic, mesomorphic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To classify (a person) by physical build.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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noun
a category of physique
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: body type
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Broader terms: physique, build, body-build, habitus
Narrower terms: asthenic type, ectomorphy, endomorphy, pyknic type, athletic type, mesomorphy
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tewh2- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *twoH-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *twṓmə? Proto-Indo-European *styeH- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *(s)tyoH-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *styṓmə? Ancient Greek σῶμᾰ (sômă)der. English somato- English -type English somatotype From somato- + -type.
