ectomorph

ec·to·morph

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ek-tuh-mawrf]
- /ˈɛk təˌmɔrf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ek-tuh-mawrf]
- /ˈɛk təˌmɔrf/

Definitions of ectomorph word

noun ectomorph a person of the ectomorphic type. 1
noun ectomorph A person with a lean and delicate body build. 1
noun ectomorph a person with a thin body build: said to be correlated with cerebrotonia 0
noun ectomorph an ectomorphic individual 0
noun ectomorph Someone with a lean, only slightly muscular body. 0
noun ectomorph (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. 0

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Origin of ectomorph

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

First recorded in 1935-40; ecto- + -morph

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Parts of speech for Ectomorph

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Ectomorph

ectomorph popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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