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Word: Somatotype
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1940s: coined by W. H. Sheldon in Varieties of Human Physique
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈsəʊmətə(ʊ)tʌɪp
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a category to which people are assigned according to the extent to which their bodily physique conforms to a basic type (usually endomorphic, mesomorphic, or ectomorphic)
Short Definition:category to which people are assigned according to extent to which their bodily physique conforms to basic type
Examples:- somatotypes refer to the underlying physique and are not changed by overeating or training
- the influence of age and somatotype
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