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BODY TYPE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does body type mean?

• BODY TYPE (noun)
The noun BODY TYPE has 1 sense:

1. a category of physique

Familiarity information: BODY TYPE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• BODY TYPE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A category of physique

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

body type; somatotype

Hypernyms ("body type" is a kind of...):

body-build; build; habitus; physique (constitution of the human body)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "body type"):

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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BODY TYPE: related words searches

» body-build definition
» physique meaning
» asthenic type definition
» What does ectomorphy mean?
» athletic type meaning

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