body type

bod·y type

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bod-ee tahyp]
- /ˈbɒd i taɪp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bod-ee tahyp]
- /ˈbɒd i taɪp/

Definitions of body type words

noun body type type used in the main text of printed matter, generally less than 14 points. 1
noun body type sb's build, physique 1
noun body type printing: main text type 1

See all 3 definitions of body type

Information block about the term

Origin of body type

First appearance:

before 1895

One of the 18% newest English words

First recorded in 1895-1900

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Body type

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Body type

body type popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

body type usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer