ectomorph

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Someone with a lean, only slightly muscular body
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.

/ˈɛktəʊmɔːf/ /ˈɛktoʊmɔːɹf/ /ˈɛktəmɔːɹf/ en-us-ectomorph.ogg

ectomorph ectomorphs

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

hard gainer

endomorph mesomorph

ectomorphic ectomorphy

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.

Back to search All on E Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary