ectomorphic (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *ectomorphic*:
ADJECTIVE	all	ectomorphic	having a build / build with little fat or muscle but with long limbs

English > *ectomorphic*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	Having a build / build with little fat or muscle but with long limbs.
Narrower	asthenic	Having a slender physique
See also	thin, lean	lacking excess flesh
Opposite	endomorphic, pyknic	Having a squat and fleshy build / build
Opposite	mesomorphic, muscular	Having a robust muscular body-build characterized by predominance of structures (bone and muscle and connective tissue) developed from the embryonic mesodermal layer
Spanish	ectomorfo

HyperDic: ectomorphic