ENDOMORPHIC


Meaning of ENDOMORPHIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌen-də-ˈmȯr-fik ]

adjective

Etymology: endo derm + -morphic; from the predominance in such types of structures developed from the endoderm

Date: 1940

1. : of or relating to the component in W. H. Sheldon's classification of body types that measures the massiveness of the digestive viscera and the body's degree of roundedness and softness

2. : having a heavy rounded body build often with a marked tendency to become fat

• en·do·mor·phy ˈen-də-ˌmȯr-fē noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.