Mesomorphic

//ˌmɛzəˈmɔɹfɪk// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to a mesomorph.

    "For instance, compared to the typical ectomorphic or endomorphic child, the mesomorphic boy or girl may have more energy and a greater motivation for vigorous play with peers."

  2. 2
    Of or pertaining to phases of matter intermediate between solid and liquid; of or pertaining to liquid crystals. not-comparable

    "1958, Chemical Society (Great Britain), G. W. Gray, Steric Effects in Conjugated Systems, page 161, Changes in the chemical constitution of a mesomorphic compound may therefore radically alter the mesomorphic properties and thermal stabilities."

Adjective
  1. 1
    having a robust muscular body-build characterized by predominance of structures (bone and muscle and connective tissue) developed from the embryonic mesodermal layer wordnet

Example

More examples

"In the morning of the 5th of March of 2022, I ate at the pizzeria and drank iced black tea at the cafe, where Rob with now long brown hair, with a black sweater and orange worker pants, entered to greet me and Don, sitting at separate tables. A brown man in a white T-shirt and sleeveless black vest came to get coffee, his muscular arms writhing. I spent a minute in the woods. As I approached my house, I waved to Derek my Filipino neighbour in a green tracksuit, his mesomorphic silhouette showing. In the sunny afternoon, going back to the pizzeria, I saw, on the other side of the main road, a whole Jewish family with children, all wearing Sabbath synagogue attire. I waved to Gurpreet the Sikh at the gasoline station. At the pizzeria's front, a thickset bicyclist in black parked and locked his bicycle. I ate a pizza slice and drank a cold diet cola. Northbound, homebound, I could see the snowcapped mountains. Near my home, I waved to my Fijian multiracial neighbours, the grandson Darius and his grandmother Moli, whose name meant "orange" in Fijian."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From mesomorph + -ic.

Etymology 2

From meso- + -morphic.

Related phrases

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