pyknic
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- 6
/ˈpɪknɪk/
Definition of pyknic
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
-
short and stout; endomorphic
“For example, in the demographic profile published by the Direktorat Bina Masyarakat Terasing (1990), the surveyed populations are each typologized according to a seemingly scientific code relating to such characteristics as: F Bodily characteristics (F₁ Generally athletic, tall, upstanding / F₂ Generally pyknic, slender, medium / F₃ Generally short, fat, small)[…]”
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adj
-
short and stout; endomorphic
“For example, in the demographic profile published by the Direktorat Bina Masyarakat Terasing (1990), the surveyed populations are each typologized according to a seemingly scientific code relating to such characteristics as: F Bodily characteristics (F₁ Generally athletic, tall, upstanding / F₂ Generally pyknic, slender, medium / F₃ Generally short, fat, small)[…]”
noun
- A short, thickset person characterised by thick neck, large abdomen and relatively short limbs; an endomorph.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πυκνός (puknós, “thick”) + -ic, as a calque of German pyknisch.
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