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ASTHENIC TYPE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does asthenic type mean?
• ASTHENIC TYPE (noun)
The noun ASTHENIC TYPE has 1 sense:
1. slender, weak, and lightweight
Familiarity information: ASTHENIC TYPE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Slender, weak, and lightweight
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
asthenic type; ectomorphy
Hypernyms ("asthenic type" is a kind of...):
body type; somatotype (a category of physique)
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