ectomorphic

ec·to·mor·phic

adj \ˌek-tə-ˈmȯr-fik\

Definition of ECTOMORPHIC

1

: of or relating to the component in W. H. Sheldon's classification of body types that measures the body's degree of slenderness, angularity, and fragility

2

: characterized by a lean slender body build with slight muscular development

Origin of ECTOMORPHIC

ectoderm + -morphic; from the predominance in such types of structures developed from the ectoderm

First Known Use: 1940

Rhymes with ECTOMORPHIC

allomorphic, anamorphic, biomorphic, endomorphic, isomorphic, mesomorphic, metamorphic, polymorphic, pseudomorphic, zoomorphic