pyknic

• Adjectif désuet utilisé en anthropologie physique du début du XXe siècle pour décrire un type corporel caractérisé par une silhouette ronde et trapue, avec une tendance à l'embonpoint.

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.

   Type corporel pycnique

   • 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.

   Synonymesendomorphicsquatstockystoutthickset

   Antonymesasthenicectomorphic