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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The process of determining somatotypes. uncountable

   "William Sheldon in 1940 worked out a system of somatotyping that recognizes three extremes of body shape[.]"

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of somatotype form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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body buildbody typebody typebrandcastcharacter

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"William Sheldon in 1940 worked out a system of somatotyping that recognizes three extremes of body shape[.]"

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