somatotype

[ suh-mat-uh-tahyp, soh-muh-tuh- ]
/ səˈmæt əˌtaɪp, ˈsoʊ mə tə- /

noun

(of humans) physical type; physique.

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

British Dictionary definitions for somatotype

somatotype
/ (ˈsəʊmətəˌtaɪp) /

noun

a type or classification of physique or body build See endomorph, mesomorph, ectomorph

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.