"ectomorph" meaning in English

See ectomorph in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɛktəʊmɔːf/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɛktoʊmɔːɹf/ [US], /ˈɛktəmɔːɹf/ [US] Audio: en-us-ectomorph.ogg Forms: ectomorphs [plural]
Etymology: Derived from ectoderm + -morph from William Herbert Sheldon. Equivalent to ecto- + -morph. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ectoderm|morph|alt1=ectoderm}} ectoderm + -morph, {{con|en|ecto|morph}} ecto- + -morph Head templates: {{en-noun}} ectomorph (plural ectomorphs)
  1. Someone with a lean, only slightly muscular body Translations (someone with a lean body): ectomorphe (French), эктомо́рф (ektomórf) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-ectomorph-en-noun-pG5AEjIU Disambiguation of 'someone with a lean body': 82 18
  2. (bodybuilding): 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. Categories (topical): Bodybuilding, People
    Sense id: en-ectomorph-en-noun-uCZFH0sD Disambiguation of People: 38 62 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with redundant target parameters, English terms prefixed with ecto-, English terms suffixed with -morph, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of English links with redundant target parameters: 7 93 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with ecto-: 41 59 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -morph: 13 87 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 5 95 Topics: bodybuilding, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hard gainer Derived forms: ectomorphic, ectomorphy Related terms: endomorph, mesomorph

Inflected forms

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