endomorphic

American  

[en-duh-mawr-fik] / ˌɛn dəˈmɔr fɪk /

adjective

1. Mineralogy.

   1. occurring in the form of an endomorph.

   2. of or relating to endomorphs.

   3. taking place within a rock mass.

2. having a heavy body build roughly characterized by the relative prominence of structures developed from the embryonic endoderm (contrasted with ectomorphic, mesomorphic).

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Other Word Forms

• endomorphy noun

Etymology

Origin of endomorphic

1885–90; < French endomorphique; see endo-, -morphic

Example Sentences

Harry Secombe is the endomorphic Mr. Bumble to the burble, and Oliver Reed is appropriately thick and menacing as Bill Sikes.

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He describes the late Robert Maxwell, kleptocratic owner of the Daily Mirror and the New York Daily News, as 'an endomorphic ... poseur, fugitive and confidence trickster' ...

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I was a me somorphic woman growing up in an endomorphic world.

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The endomorphic component involves roundness and softness of body, central concentration of mass, short neck, small bones, weak, short, tapering limbs, small hands and feet.

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For example, the body types 514 and 541 both have the same amount of endomorphic roundness, but the other two components, the strong and the frail, are reversed.

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