mesomorphic
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌmɛzəˈmɔɹfɪk/, /ˌmɛsəˈmɔɹfɪk/
- Rhymes: -ɔː(r)fɪk
Adjective
mesomorphic (comparative more mesomorphic, superlative most mesomorphic)
- Of or pertaining to a mesomorph.
- 1993, Henry B. Biller, Fathers and Families: Paternal Factors in Child Development, page 155,
- 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.
- 2005, Bruce Abernethy, The Biophysical Foundations of Human Movement, page 37,
- An average man is more mesomorphic than the phantom whereas the average woman is more endomorphic than the phantom (see figure 3.2).
- 2009, Timothy R. Ackland, Bruce Elliott, John Bloomfield, Applied Anatomy and Biomechanics in Sport, page 62,
- 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.
- 1993, Henry B. Biller, Fathers and Families: Paternal Factors in Child Development, page 155,
Adjective
mesomorphic (not comparable)
- (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,
- Changes in the chemical constitution of a mesomorphic compound may therefore radically alter the mesomorphic properties and thermal stabilities.
- 1993, Nikolaĭ Alʹfredovich Platė (editor, original Russian edition), S. L. Schnur (translator), Liquid-Crystal Polymers, page 132,
- This x-ray is typical of mesomorphic structures which occupy an intermediate position between crystalline and amorphous with respect to the degree of order.
- 2007, Gert R. Strobl, The Physics of Polymers: Concepts for Understanding Their Structures and Behavior, page 200,
- The thermodynamic conditions under which such a mesomorphic phase can interfere and affect the crystallization process are described in Fig. 5.40.
- 1958, Chemical Society (Great Britain), G. W. Gray, Steric Effects in Conjugated Systems, page 161,
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