Mesomorphic vs Somatotype - What's the difference?
mesomorphic | somatotype |
Of or pertaining to a mesomorph.
* 1993 , Henry B. Biller, Fathers and Families: Paternal Factors in Child Development , page 155,
* 2005 , Bruce Abernethy, The Biophysical Foundations of Human Movement , page 37,
* 2009 , Timothy R. Ackland, Bruce Elliott, John Bloomfield, Applied Anatomy and Biomechanics in Sport , page 62,
(chemistry, physics) Of or pertaining to phases of matter intermediate between solid and liquid; of or pertaining to liquid crystals.
* 1958 , Chemical Society (Great Britain), G. W. Gray, Steric Effects in Conjugated Systems , page 161,
* 1993 , Nikola? Al?fredovich Plat? (editor, original Russian edition), S. L. Schnur (translator), Liquid-Crystal Polymers , page 132,
* 2007 , Gert R. Strobl, The Physics of Polymers: Concepts for Understanding Their Structures and Behavior , page 200,
A body build.
A type of physique, especially one the types defined by Sheldon: ectomorphic, endomorphic, mesomorphic
As an adjective mesomorphic
is of or pertaining to a mesomorph or mesomorphic can be (chemistry|physics) of or pertaining to phases of matter intermediate between solid and liquid; of or pertaining to liquid crystals.As a noun somatotype is
a body build.mesomorphic
English
Etymology 1
From .Adjective
(en adjective)- For instance, compared to the typical ectomorphic or endomorphic child, the mesomorphic boy or girl may have more energy and a greater motivation for vigorous play with peers.
- An average man is more mesomorphic than the phantom whereas the average woman is more endomorphic than the phantom (see figure 3.2).
- Players in the best teams were less endomorphic and more mesomorphic than those in the worst teams, but forwards and backs in the best teams did not differ in somatotype.
Etymology 2
From .Adjective
(-)- Changes in the chemical constitution of a mesomorphic' compound may therefore radically alter the ' mesomorphic properties and thermal stabilities.
- This x-ray is typical of mesomorphic structures which occupy an intermediate position between crystalline and amorphous with respect to the degree of order.
- The thermodynamic conditions under which such a mesomorphic phase can interfere and affect the crystallization process are described in Fig. 5.40.