ectomorph

American

[ek-tuh-mawrf] / ˈɛk təˌmɔrf /

noun

a person of the ectomorphic type.

ectomorph British

/ ˈɛktəʊˌmɔːf /

noun

a person with a thin body build: said to be correlated with cerebrotonia Compare endomorph mesomorph

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

ectomorphy

noun
ectomorphic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of ectomorph

First recorded in 1935–40; ecto- + -morph

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