MESOMORPHIC


Meaning of MESOMORPHIC in English

| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|mȯrfik adjective

1. also meso·mor·phous -fəs

[ mesomorphic from mes- + -morphic; mesomorphous from mesomorph ic + -ous ]

: relating to, existing in, or being an intermediate state (as of a semicrystalline condition characteristic of liquid crystals) — see nematic , smectic

2.

[ mesomorph + -ic ]

: characterized by predominance of the structures (as bone, muscle, and connective tissue) developed from the mesodermal layer of the embryo : of the muscular or athletic type of body-build — compare ectomorphic , endomorphic

3.

[ mesomorph + -ic ]

: typical of a mesomorph

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