pyknic

• Veraltetes Adjektiv aus der physischen Anthropologie des frühen 20. Jahrhunderts, das einen pyknischen, zu Rundheit und Fettleibigkeit neigenden Körperbau mit gedrungenem, untersetztem Körper beschreibt.

An obsolete adjective used in early 20th-century physical anthropology to describe a body type characterized by a rounded, stocky build with a tendency toward fatness.

1. Body type classificationC2formal

   Having a stocky, broad, and rounded physique with a tendency to gain weight.

   Pyknischer Typ

   • The pyknic body type is often associated with a jovial personality.
   • In his medical notes, the doctor described the patient as having a pyknic build.
   • Pyknic individuals may have a higher risk for certain metabolic conditions.

   Synonymeendomorphicsquatstockystoutthickset

   Antonymeasthenicectomorphic