ECTOMORPHIC


Meaning of ECTOMORPHIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌek-tə-ˈmȯr-fik ]

adjective

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

Date: 1940

1. : of or relating to the component in W. H. Sheldon's classification of body types that measures the body's degree of slenderness, angularity, and fragility

2. : characterized by a lean slender body build with slight muscular development

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