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SOMATOTYPE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does somatotype mean?
• SOMATOTYPE (noun)
The noun SOMATOTYPE has 1 sense:
1. a category of physique
Familiarity information: SOMATOTYPE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A category of physique
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
body type; somatotype
Hypernyms ("somatotype" is a kind of...):
body-build; build; habitus; physique (constitution of the human body)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "somatotype"):
asthenic type; ectomorphy (slender, weak, and lightweight)
endomorphy; pyknic type (round, fat, and heavy)
athletic type; mesomorphy (muscular and big-boned)
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