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Definition of Pyknic
1. Adjective. Having a squat and fleshy build. "A pyknic practical joke"
Definition of Pyknic
1. Noun. (anthropology) A short, thickset person characterised by thick neck, large abdomen and relatively short limbs; a mesomorph. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pyknic
1. a person having a broad, stocky build [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pyknic
Literary usage of Pyknic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Oxford Medicine by Henry Asbury Christian, James Mackenzie (1920)
"... the individuals are prevailingly of a slender, "asthenic" type, whereas in
the manic-depressive psychosis the victim has a robust, "pyknic" build. ..."
2. F.A. Eschauzier: een orde voor de zintuigenby Jouke van der Werf, F. A. Eschauzier by Jouke van der Werf, F. A. Eschauzier (1999)
"... asthenic 301a body types. athletic 301 b body types. pyknic pattern, measuring,
technique, production 303 a body scanner makes a copy of the exterior ..."
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