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endomorph

American  
[en-duh-mawrf] / ˈɛn dəˌmɔrf /

noun

  1. a mineral enclosed within another mineral.

  2. a person of the endomorphic type.

endomorph British  
/ ˈɛndəʊˌmɔːf /

noun

  1. a person with a fat and heavy body build: said to be correlated with viscerotonia Compare ectomorph mesomorph

  2. a mineral that naturally occurs enclosed within another mineral, as within quartz

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Other Word Forms

  • endomorphic adjective
  • endomorphy noun

Etymology

Origin of endomorph

First recorded in 1880–85; endo- + -morph

Example Sentences

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The extreme endomorph is a 711, the extreme mesomorph a 171, the extreme ectomorph a 117.

From Time Magazine Archive

Years later, with the creation of the Doughboy, Burnett employed a cuddly endomorph to symbolize the friendly bounce of Pillsbury home-baking products.

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