ectomorph

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Scrabble points
18
Words With Friends
20
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈɛktəʊmɔːf/
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/ˈɛktəʊmɔːf/ · /ˈɛktoʊmɔːɹf/(US) · /ˈɛktəmɔːɹf/(US)

Definition of ectomorph

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Someone with a lean, only slightly muscular body
    “Also there was a woman I hadn't met, a chain-smoking French ectomorph whose job it was to make sense of records of public spending in the Ministry of Finance.”
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noun

  1. Someone with a lean, only slightly muscular body
    “Also there was a woman I hadn't met, a chain-smoking French ectomorph whose job it was to make sense of records of public spending in the Ministry of Finance.”
  2. Theoretical body type in which a person has a high metabolism. Such a person can easily maintain a low fat physique, but does not add muscle or body weight easily.
    “The ectomorph body type is characterized by narrow shoulders and hips and a lean build. Its naturally fast metabolism makes it easy for ectomorphs to lose or maintain body fat levels but more difficult to build muscle.”

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Etymology

Derived from ectoderm + -morph from William Herbert Sheldon. Equivalent to ecto- + -morph.

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