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Definition of ectomorph in English: ectomorphnoun ˈɛktə(ʊ)mɔːfˈɛktəˌmɔrf Physiology A person with a lean and delicate build of body. 〔生理〕瘦型体质者,外胚层体型者。比较ENDOMORPH 和MESOMORPH Compare with endomorph and mesomorph Example sentencesExamples - Still, extreme ectomorphs can't eat lean and clean and maximize mass.
- The hardest part for me as a natural ectomorph is eating enough to maintain my weight.
- I was once a guest at a spa where we could avail ourselves of a ‘wellness expert’ who could customise a person's meals based on whether she was, say, a thyroidal mesomorph or an adrenal ectomorph.
- Even an ectomorph has a body - and is defined, in some sense, by his body.
- Mesomorphs have it made, and ectomorphs come in a close second.
- Exercises such as flat and incline bench press, leg press, squats, shoulder presses, rows, inverted rows and lat pulldowns should be used by ectomorphs to gain strength.
- For example, if you're more of an ectomorph and need to add a little muscle before it can show, simply add resistance to some of the exercises.
- If you are now starting a fitness programme, it is a good idea for you to know what is your body type - mesomorph, ectomorph, endomorph, or a cross between two types.
- If your thumb and fore-finger overlap, you are an ectomorph; if they touch, you are a mesomorph; and if they do not touch at all, you are an endomorph.
- She looked like the sort of junior ectomorph who could empty the fridge and still not put on a surplus ounce.
- This is, in fact, the best strategy for struggling ectomorphs.
- I'm an ectomorph with medium ash brown hair that I'm always ruining by dyeing it (so it always has garish brassy orange tones), brown eyes that I sometimes conceal with grey contacts, and cadaverously fair skin.
Derivativesadjectiveɛktə(ʊ)ˈmɔːfɪk Physiology She was taller than the redhead by an inch or two, being that she had the willowy yet graceful physique like that of a healthy ectomorphic body. Example sentencesExamples - Negative descriptors such as ‘lonely’ and ‘depressed’ were assigned to the figure possessing the least muscular, or most ectomorphic, chest.
- If the Air Force wants an ectomorphic / mesomorphic force, so be it, but one day it may be hard to fill our manning boots without all our hard-working endomorphs.
- His calming, soothing voice and good looks (flowing blonde hair, smooth pale skin and a fit, ectomorphic body) tended to make people not listen to him when he tried to be serious.
noun Physiology But it will be difficult for those who have a high degree of ectomorphy to achieve a significant increase in their body weight. Example sentencesExamples - Those values in female patients were 159.2 cm, 47.8 kg, and 118.5, respectively, indicating that the male patients showed a higher degree of ectomorphy.
- Taking into account the levels of tissue components in the men it was calculated that the levels of endomorphy, mesomorphy and ectomorphy in the female contestants amounted to 158%, 68% and 129% respectively.
Origin1940s: ecto- from ectodermal (being the layer of the embryo giving rise to physical characteristics which predominate) + -morph. Definition of ectomorph in US English: ectomorphnounˈɛktəˌmɔrfˈektəˌmôrf Physiology A person with a lean and delicate body build. 〔生理〕瘦型体质者,外胚层体型者。比较ENDOMORPH 和MESOMORPH Compare with endomorph and mesomorph Example sentencesExamples - If you are now starting a fitness programme, it is a good idea for you to know what is your body type - mesomorph, ectomorph, endomorph, or a cross between two types.
- Exercises such as flat and incline bench press, leg press, squats, shoulder presses, rows, inverted rows and lat pulldowns should be used by ectomorphs to gain strength.
- This is, in fact, the best strategy for struggling ectomorphs.
- If your thumb and fore-finger overlap, you are an ectomorph; if they touch, you are a mesomorph; and if they do not touch at all, you are an endomorph.
- Still, extreme ectomorphs can't eat lean and clean and maximize mass.
- Mesomorphs have it made, and ectomorphs come in a close second.
- Even an ectomorph has a body - and is defined, in some sense, by his body.
- For example, if you're more of an ectomorph and need to add a little muscle before it can show, simply add resistance to some of the exercises.
- The hardest part for me as a natural ectomorph is eating enough to maintain my weight.
- She looked like the sort of junior ectomorph who could empty the fridge and still not put on a surplus ounce.
- I'm an ectomorph with medium ash brown hair that I'm always ruining by dyeing it (so it always has garish brassy orange tones), brown eyes that I sometimes conceal with grey contacts, and cadaverously fair skin.
- I was once a guest at a spa where we could avail ourselves of a ‘wellness expert’ who could customise a person's meals based on whether she was, say, a thyroidal mesomorph or an adrenal ectomorph.
Origin1940s: ecto- from ectodermal (being the layer of the embryo giving rise to physical characteristics which predominate) + -morph. |