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somatotype

[ suh-mat-uh-tahyp, soh-muh-tuh- ]
/ səˈmæt əˌtaɪp, ˈsoʊ mə tə- /
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noun
(of humans) physical type; physique.
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Origin of somatotype

First recorded in 1935–40; somato- + -type

Words nearby somatotype

somatotrophin, somatotropic, somatotropin, somatotropin release-inhibiting factor, somatotropin-releasing factor, somatotype, somber, sombre, sombrero, sombrous, some
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British Dictionary definitions for somatotype

somatotype
/ (ˈsəʊmətəˌtaɪp) /
noun
a type or classification of physique or body buildSee endomorph, mesomorph, ectomorph
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Medical definitions for somatotype

somatotype
[ sō-măt′ə-tīp′, sō′mə-tə- ]
n.
The structure or build of a person, especially to the extent to which it exhibits the characteristics of an ectomorph, an endomorph, or a mesomorph.

Other words from somatotype

so•mat′o•typ′ic (-tĭp′ĭk) adj.
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