somatotype

so mat o type |səˈmatəˌtīp, ˌsōmə -səˈmædəˌtaɪp | ▶noun 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 ). DERIVATIVES so mat o typ ing noun ORIGIN 1940s: coined by W. H. Sheldon in Varieties of Human Physique .

somatotype

som ¦ato |type |ˈsəʊmətə (ʊ )tʌɪp | ▶noun 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 ). DERIVATIVES somatotyping noun ORIGIN 1940s: coined by W. H. Sheldon in Varieties of Human Physique .