Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ectomorphic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ec-to-mor-phic
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to an ectomorph.

Example Sentences

"Studies have found that elite athletes can be primarily mesomorphic with ectomorphic qualities or primarily mesomorphic with endomorphic qualities."

Etymology

From ectoderm + -morph + -ic, equivalent to ectomorph + -ic.

Inflected Forms

more ectomorphic (comparative) most ectomorphic (superlative)

Derived Forms

ectomorphically

Synonyms

leptosomatic

Questions

What does ectomorphic mean?: Of or pertaining to an ectomorph.
Where does ectomorphic come from?: From ectoderm + -morph + -ic, equivalent to ectomorph + -ic.

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