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Examples of somatotype in a Sentence
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The very use of the term normal privileges a particular somatotype as normative.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 31 Aug. 2012
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Word History
First Known Use
1940, in the meaning defined above
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“Somatotype.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/somatotype. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
Medical Definition
somatotype
1 of 2 noun
so·ma·to·type
ˈsō-mət-ə-ˌtīp
sō-ˈmat-ə-
: a body type or physique especially in a system of classification based on the relative development of ectomorphic, endomorphic, and mesomorphic components
somatotype
2 of 2 transitive verb
somatotyped; somatotyping
: to determine the somatotype of (as a human body) : classify according to physique
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